Deep Cervical Muscle Strengthening Exercise on Neck Pain Disability: A Randomized Controlled trail study

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the effect of deep cervical flexor muscle strengthening exercises on neck pain disability among undergraduate students. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was adopted with 60 participants who met the inclusion and were randomly allocated into the study group (n=30) and the control group (n=30). Neck pain disability was evaluated before, one month after the initiation of deep cervical flexor muscle strengthening exercise. Results: Majority (>70%) of the participants were female, with a mean age group of 18.72, and used mobile phones and computers with improper ergonomics. There were significant (p<0.001) changes after one month in the overall neck disability index within the study group and between the study and control groups compared by paired t and independent t-test. Conclusion: This finding concludes that the outcome effectively reduces neck pain and its associated disability and could be incorporated into routine day-to-day practice to reduce neck pain, thereby minimizing the disability.