Comparison of short-term effects of chiropractic cervical manipulation and kinesio taping treatments for patients diagnosed with mechanical neck pain


Aslan M., Alptekin H. K., Özden A. V., Vural M., Süleyman T., ÖNCÜ ALPTEKİN J.

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, cilt.180, sa.12, ss.796-804, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)

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BACKGROUND: This study was designed to analyze effects of spinal manipulation, exercise and kinesio taping treatments on mechanical neck pain. METHODS: Fifty-eight volunteers between 18 and 60 years old participated in this study. All three groups performed a home-based exercise program 3 times every day and with 10 repetitions. It was planned that the patients would wear the kinesio tape for three days. RESULTS: In all groups showing homogeneous distribution, a significant difference between pre- and post-treatment pain and normal joint mobility was only detected in the manipulation group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the other groups in terms of pre- and post-treatment SF-36 survey, NRS, goniometric measurements and Neck Disability Index (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that manual cervical manipulation reduces pain and increases normal joint mobility in the short term for patients with mechanical neck pain.