Combining Sling Exercise with Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Neck Pain in Office Workers .
The efficacy of sling exercise combined with extracorporeal shock wave on office workers with chronic neck pain.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jun 9; 102(23): e33940.20 office workers with chronic neck pain were randomized to receive 4 weeks of extracorporeal shockwave therapy plus sling exercise (n=10) or sling exercise alone (n=10). The outcomes of interest included neck disability, range of motion, posture, paraspinal muscle strength, and spinal alignment, all assessed upon completion of the 4-week intervention program. The improvement from baseline in all outcomes was significantly greater in the combination group vs. the sling exercise-only group. The results of this study suggest that combining shockwave therapy with a rehabilitation exercise program can enhance clinical improvement for patients with chronic neck pain. However, given the small sample size and imbalance in several of the outcomes at baseline, a larger trial is required to confirm the results of this study.
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