Anwar Sahreen, Arsalan Syed Asadullah, Ahmad Ashfaq, Zafar Hamayun, Gillani Syed Amir, Hanif Asif
Department of Physical Therapy, Independent Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Nov;72(11):2278-2282. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.3583.
The present study evaluated the effectiveness of breathing re-education with routine physical therapy. This mixed method study was conducted at the District Headquarter Hospital Faisalabad, Faisalabad from April 2020 to July 2020. Fourteen participants (6men and 8 women) with chronic neck pain were recruited over a 16-week period and were equally divided into breathing re-education and routine physical therapy groups. The mean age of the patients was 38.48±5.92 years. Feasibility outcomes were recruitment, randomisation and retention rates of the participants. Clinical outcomes assessed for full trial were neck pain, cervical ROM, strength and endurance of neck muscles, quality of life and pulmonary functions. Outcomes were measured at baseline, fourth and eighth weeks. All the participants completed all the treatment sessions. No adverse events were reported. The breathing re-education group showed significant improvement in clinical outcomes. The results of this feasibility study provide supporting evidence for a future large-scale trial. Breathing re-education appears to be an effective treatment for chronic neck pain.
本研究评估了呼吸再教育结合常规物理治疗的有效性。这项混合方法研究于2020年4月至2020年7月在费萨拉巴德地区总部医院进行。在16周的时间里招募了14名患有慢性颈部疼痛的参与者（6名男性和8名女性），并将他们平均分为呼吸再教育组和常规物理治疗组。患者的平均年龄为38.48±5.92岁。可行性结果包括参与者的招募、随机分组和保留率。全面试验评估的临床结果包括颈部疼痛、颈椎活动度、颈部肌肉力量和耐力、生活质量以及肺功能。在基线、第4周和第8周测量结果。所有参与者均完成了所有治疗疗程。未报告不良事件。呼吸再教育组的临床结果有显著改善。这项可行性研究的结果为未来的大规模试验提供了支持性证据。呼吸再教育似乎是治疗慢性颈部疼痛的有效方法。
