The Effects of Local Vibration and Cervical Stabilization Exercises Applied on Neck Muscles on Balance in Healthy Individuals

Sponsor

Hacettepe University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03464214

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Arms

9.7

Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In healthy individuals, many postural musculoskeletal problems arise due to various reasons. The cervical region is the region where these problems are most common. The cervical region ranks second in the general population after the lumbal area of musculoskeletal system disorders and affects close to 70% of the general population.The most important causes of this posture disorder are; muscular performance and strength are inadequate, as well as decreased proprioception of the muscles, deterioration of the individual balance systems that result in individual visual or vestibular problems.

Exercise therapy is at the forefront of these methods, while a variety of methods are applied in the prevention and treatment of neck problems. Recent studies have focused on multifaceted treatments including exercises to improve strength, endurance and coordination of cervical muscles, proprioceptive training, relaxation exercises to prevent muscle tension, stabilization exercises and behavior modification. Cervical stabilization exercises are a frequently used exercise approach. Cervical stabilization exercises, which are different from ordinary exercises, are based on biomechanics, neurophysiology and physiotherapy research. The main objective of this method is; improve body awareness, maintain posture uniformity, improve strength, endurance, coordination and proprioception. Stabilization exercises also increase the strength and endurance of the postural and stabilizer muscles, improving stability control in the stabilized and non-stabilized positions.

Another method that contributes to the development of balance and proprioceptive sense is vibration application. Proprioception plays an important role in ensuring the coordination of movements. When the proprioception input is disturbed, both the position sense and the speed of movement may be affected. Muscle-tendon vibration is a noninvasive method that is often used in proprioception studies. It has been suggested that the vibration application are the enhancing effect of the proprioceptive. However, there is not enough research on this subject.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the cervical stabilization exercises to be applied to the cervical region and the local vibration applied to the neck muscles are related to muscle performance, proprioception and balance and their superiority with each other.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cervical Pain Somatosensory Disorders Vestibular Diseases	Device: Neck Muscle Vibration Behavioral: Cervical Stabilization Exercises	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

16 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

The Effects of Local Vibration and Cervical Stabilization Exercises Applied on Neck Muscles on Balance in Healthy Individuals

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 12, 2016

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Nov 15, 2016

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jan 2, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Vibration Group Local vibration on neck muscles	Device: Neck Muscle Vibration Local vibration device applied on neck muscles for 8 weeks
Active Comparator: Stabilization Group Cervical stabilization exercises on cervical region	Behavioral: Cervical Stabilization Exercises Cervical stabilization exercises performed by healty individuals for 8 weeks
No Intervention: Control Group Individuals performed only daily living activities

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Vibration Group

Local vibration on neck muscles

Device: Neck Muscle Vibration

Local vibration device applied on neck muscles for 8 weeks

Active Comparator: Stabilization Group

Cervical stabilization exercises on cervical region

Behavioral: Cervical Stabilization Exercises

Cervical stabilization exercises performed by healty individuals for 8 weeks

No Intervention: Control Group

Individuals performed only daily living activities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Sensory Organization Test [SOT was used to assess changes in visual, vestibular, and somatosensory balance of individuals at eighth week.]
The sensory organization test. The sensory organization test (SOT) was developed to describe the contribution levels of the three basic systems of balance (visual, vestibular, somatosensory) to the general equilibrium. SOT was used to assess changes in visual, vestibular, and somatosensory balance of individuals at eighth week.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Head Shake Sensory Organization Test (HS-SOT) [HS-SOT was used to assess changes only vestibular balance of individuals at eighth week.]
This test is applied in the second and fifth cases of the standard Sensory Organization Test, with eyes closed for events, with the task of shaking the head.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Individuals who have not had neck pain in the last six months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with atypical spinal cord anomalies, inflammatory or rheumatologic disorders, malignancy history, radiculopathy, myelopathy or other neurological disorders, vestibular disorders, and vertebral trauma history who underwent any surgical treatment for vertebral colonic at least 3 months before, was not included in the study.