| Autor: |
S. Tomasello, C. Asaro, G Letizia Mauro, D Scaturro, Lg Tumminelli |
| Přispěvatelé: |
C. Asaro, D. Scaturro, S. Tomasello, L.G. Tumminelli, G. Letizia Mauro |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Muscle Ligaments and Tendons Journal. :635 |
| ISSN: |
2240-4554 |
| DOI: |
10.32098/mltj.04.2019.20 |
| Popis: |
Background. This study assessed the effect of eperisone + physical therapy compared with physical therapy alone on the alleviation of pain and disability experienced by patients with tension-type cervicalgia. Methods. Patients with tension-type cervicalgia were randomized to eperisone + physical therapy (Group A) or physical therapy alone (Group B). Patients were assessed at baseline (T0), after 4-weeks’ treatment (T1), and at 2 months’ follow-up (T2). Outcome measures included the Numerical Rating Scale, the Italian version of the Neck Pain and Disability Scale, the Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire, and the Italian version of the Neck Disability Index. Results. Ninety-eight patients (50 patients in Group A and 48 patients in Group B) completed the study. Pain and disability scores for all outcome measures were significantly lower at both T1 and T2 for patients in Group A compared with Group B (all p |
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OpenAIRE |
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