Hany Sedeek Abousenna Marwa Mohamed, Mohamed Shalaby Amr Saadeldeen, Chahal Aksh, Shaphe Abu
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Basic Science, Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Feb;71(2(A)):397-401. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.190.
To compare the effect of low-dose continuous ultrasound and far-infrared interventions for reducing pain in patients with mechanical neck pain.
The experimental study was conducted from April 2016 to January 2017 at the electrotherapy laboratory of the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, and comprised female patients diagnosed with mechanical neck pain. They were divided into two equal groups, with Group A receiving 3 sessions per week of low-dose continuous ultrasound on the cervical region for 7 weeks, and Group B receiving far-infrared treatment on the same patterns. Both groups received stretching, strengthening exercises and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Pain tolerance was assessed at baseline and post-intervention using digital algometer. Data was analysed using SPSS 17.
Of the 30 women with a mean age of 21.36±1.14 years, there were 15(50%) in each of the two groups. There was a significant decrease in post-intervention bilateral values compared to baseline in both groups. Group B showed higher significant values than Group A (p<0.05).
Far-Infrared was found to be much better than low-dose continuous ultrasound for reducing pain in patients suffering from mechanical neck pain.
比较低剂量连续超声和远红外干预对减轻机械性颈部疼痛患者疼痛的效果。
2016年4月至2017年1月在沙特阿拉伯吉赞大学应用医学科学学院物理治疗系电疗实验室进行了一项实验研究，纳入诊断为机械性颈部疼痛的女性患者。她们被分为两组，每组人数相等，A组每周在颈部区域接受3次低剂量连续超声治疗，共7周，B组以相同模式接受远红外治疗。两组均接受拉伸、强化锻炼和经皮电刺激神经治疗。使用数字式痛觉计在基线和干预后评估疼痛耐受性。数据采用SPSS 17进行分析。
30名平均年龄为21.36±1.14岁的女性中，两组各有15名（50%）。与基线相比，两组干预后的双侧数值均显著降低。B组的数值显著高于A组（p<0.05）。
对于减轻机械性颈部疼痛患者的疼痛，发现远红外比低剂量连续超声效果要好得多。
