A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction for patients with chronic neck pain

Thomas T.W. Chiu; Joseph Kim Fai Ng; Barbro Walther-Zhang; Rex J.H. Lin; Luc Ortelli; Siew Kuan Chua

doi:10.1177/0269215511399590

A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction for patients with chronic neck pain

Thomas T.W. Chiu, Joseph Kim Fai Ng, Barbro Walther-Zhang, Rex J.H. Lin, Luc Ortelli, Siew Kuan Chua

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

26 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction in the treatment of chronic neck pain over a 12-week follow-up.Design: A randomized controlled trial.Setting: Hospital-based outpatient practice.Subjects: Seventy-nine patients with chronic neck pain.Interventions: Subjects were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n=39, mean age=50.59.8) or control group (n=40, mean age=48.89.1). Experimental group received intermittent cervical traction and control group received infrared irradiation alone; twice a week over a period of six weeks.Outcome measurements: The values of Chinese version of the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), verbal numerical pain scale (VNPS), and cervical active range of motion (AROM) were measured at baseline, six-week and 12-week follow-up.Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups in the NPQ (P>0.05), VNPS (P>0.05) and AROM (P>0.05).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	814-822
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinical Rehabilitation
Volume	25
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215511399590
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2011

Keywords

Controlled clinical trial
neck pain
physiotherapy
rehabilitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

More information

10.1177/0269215511399590

Cite this

@article{815132fc25bf4eb3aa99559ea63459b3,

title = "A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction for patients with chronic neck pain",

abstract = "Objective: To investigate the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction in the treatment of chronic neck pain over a 12-week follow-up.Design: A randomized controlled trial.Setting: Hospital-based outpatient practice.Subjects: Seventy-nine patients with chronic neck pain.Interventions: Subjects were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n=39, mean age=50.59.8) or control group (n=40, mean age=48.89.1). Experimental group received intermittent cervical traction and control group received infrared irradiation alone; twice a week over a period of six weeks.Outcome measurements: The values of Chinese version of the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), verbal numerical pain scale (VNPS), and cervical active range of motion (AROM) were measured at baseline, six-week and 12-week follow-up.Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups in the NPQ (P>0.05), VNPS (P>0.05) and AROM (P>0.05).",

keywords = "Controlled clinical trial, neck pain, physiotherapy, rehabilitation",

author = "Chiu, {Thomas T.W.} and Ng, {Joseph Kim Fai} and Barbro Walther-Zhang and Lin, {Rex J.H.} and Luc Ortelli and Chua, {Siew Kuan}",

year = "2011",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1177/0269215511399590",

language = "English",

volume = "25",

pages = "814--822",

journal = "Clinical Rehabilitation",

issn = "0269-2155",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",

number = "9",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction for patients with chronic neck pain

AU - Chiu, Thomas T.W.

AU - Ng, Joseph Kim Fai

AU - Walther-Zhang, Barbro

AU - Lin, Rex J.H.

AU - Ortelli, Luc

AU - Chua, Siew Kuan

PY - 2011/9/1

Y1 - 2011/9/1

N2 - Objective: To investigate the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction in the treatment of chronic neck pain over a 12-week follow-up.Design: A randomized controlled trial.Setting: Hospital-based outpatient practice.Subjects: Seventy-nine patients with chronic neck pain.Interventions: Subjects were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n=39, mean age=50.59.8) or control group (n=40, mean age=48.89.1). Experimental group received intermittent cervical traction and control group received infrared irradiation alone; twice a week over a period of six weeks.Outcome measurements: The values of Chinese version of the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), verbal numerical pain scale (VNPS), and cervical active range of motion (AROM) were measured at baseline, six-week and 12-week follow-up.Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups in the NPQ (P>0.05), VNPS (P>0.05) and AROM (P>0.05).

AB - Objective: To investigate the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction in the treatment of chronic neck pain over a 12-week follow-up.Design: A randomized controlled trial.Setting: Hospital-based outpatient practice.Subjects: Seventy-nine patients with chronic neck pain.Interventions: Subjects were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n=39, mean age=50.59.8) or control group (n=40, mean age=48.89.1). Experimental group received intermittent cervical traction and control group received infrared irradiation alone; twice a week over a period of six weeks.Outcome measurements: The values of Chinese version of the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), verbal numerical pain scale (VNPS), and cervical active range of motion (AROM) were measured at baseline, six-week and 12-week follow-up.Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups in the NPQ (P>0.05), VNPS (P>0.05) and AROM (P>0.05).

KW - Controlled clinical trial

KW - neck pain

KW - physiotherapy

KW - rehabilitation

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052740855&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/0269215511399590

DO - 10.1177/0269215511399590

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 21427150

SN - 0269-2155

VL - 25

SP - 814

EP - 822

JO - Clinical Rehabilitation

JF - Clinical Rehabilitation

IS - 9

ER -

A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction for patients with chronic neck pain

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

More information

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this