Chukwuka Elendu, Dependable C Amaechi, Ijeoma D Elendu, Tochi C Elendu, Emmanuel C Amaechi, Emmanuel U Usoro, Nkechi L Chima-Ogbuiyi, Divine B Arrey Agbor, Chukwunnonso J Onwuegbule, Eniola F Afolayan, Benjamin B Balogun
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Medicine
background aims persistent neck pain common detrimental health affected particularly common neck trauma poses challenge health care providers paper present design results study aimed primarily assessing feasibility supervised exercise intervention patients persistent neck pain trauma secondary aim analyzed results intervention methods designed conducted feasibility study using mixed methods design ten patients persistent neck pain nine history neck trauma one sudden onset neck pain recruited specialized pain rehabilitation center underwent gymbased individual exercise therapy intervention supervised physical therapist assessed feasibility exercise therapy intervention based experiences patients physical therapists analyzed quantitative qualitative results using descriptive statistics content analysis questionnaires results study found exercise therapy feasible alternative patients persistent neck pain practical aspects intervention study executed planned study well received patients found valuable part rehabilitation quantitative analysis improvements observed neck disability index numerical rating scale pain euroqol 5d physical activity scores neck disability index showing statistically significant improvement scores disability rating index showed nonsignificant deterioration qualitative analysis uncovered one overarching theme four themes patients three themes physical therapist conclusions exercise therapy intervention seems feasible favorable outcomes patients quantitative qualitative analyses demonstrated exercise therapy beneficial several different perspectives however although structured training needs customization individual adaption clinical reasoning perspective order meet patients individual needs implications study shows supervised gymbased exercise therapy feasible patients severe persistent neck pain facilitates motivates execution larger controlled trial might lead new potentially effective addition toolbox health care providers treating patients persistent neck pain