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Manual therapy for mechanical neck disorders: a systematic review.

A R Gross1, T Kay, M Hondras

  • 1Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont., Canada. grossa@mcmaster.ca

Manual Therapy
|October 10, 2002
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Manual therapies combined with exercise effectively improve neck pain and patient satisfaction for mechanical neck disorders. Therapies like manipulation or mobilization alone showed results similar to placebo or control groups.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Physical Medicine
  • Rehabilitation

Background:

  • Neck disorders are prevalent, causing significant disability and healthcare costs.
  • Manual therapy is a common treatment approach for various neck conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of manual therapy for improving pain, function, and patient satisfaction in adults with neck disorders.
  • To compare manual therapy interventions against placebo, control, or other active treatments.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review of randomized controlled trials using the Cochrane format.
  • Data extraction and quality assessment by independent reviewers.
  • Analysis of outcomes including pain reduction, function, and patient satisfaction, with results presented as Number Needed to Treat (NNT).

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Main Results:

  • Multimodal manual therapy combined with exercise demonstrated superiority over control, physical medicine methods, and rest for pain and patient satisfaction.
  • Manual therapies including manipulation or mobilization alone showed effects comparable to placebo or control.
  • The Number Needed to Treat (NNT) for clinically important pain reduction ranged from 2 to 11, with a treatment advantage of 6% to 41%.

Conclusions:

  • For mechanical neck disorders, particularly with or without headache, manual therapies are most beneficial when integrated with exercise.
  • Standalone manipulation or mobilization appears less effective than combined approaches.
  • Further research using factorial designs is recommended to isolate the effects of individual components of manual therapy care.