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Global postural re-education reduces pain and disability in chronic nonspecific neck pain

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March 2017

Global postural re-education reduces pain and disability in chronic nonspecific neck pain

Vol: 6| Issue: 3| Number:8| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effectiveness of Global Postural Re-education in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Phys Ther. 2016 Sep;96(9):1408-16. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150501. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

Contributing Authors:
P Pillastrini F de Lima E Sá Resende F Banchelli A Burioli E Di Ciaccio AA Guccione JH Villafañe C Vanti

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Synopsis

94 patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain were randomized to physical therapy-based treatments using global postural re-education (GPR) or manual therapy. The purpose of this trial was to determine if the global postural re-education therapy could reduce pain and disability in comparison to manual therapy when evaluated over a 6-month follow-up. Results demonstrated that the global re-educati...

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