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Evi Lazoura1, Christos Savva2, George Ploutarchou1
1Physical Therapy Program, Department of Health Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Background:
Chronic Neck Pain is one of the main musculoskeletal problems in the general population that negatively affects the lives of patients. Its treatment can include various treatment methods, such as Pilates and Cognitive Functional Therapy. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Pilates in relation to Cognitive Functional Therapy in people with Chronic Neck Pain.
Methods:
This single-blind randomized controlled study included 60 patients with Chronic Neck Pain who were randomly divided into two groups (Group 1: Pilates, Group 2: Cognitive Functional Therapy). All patients will undergo 16 sessions over 8 weeks. Outcome measures (pain, disability, fear perception, functionality, quality of life, cervical range of motion, and neck muscle isometric strength) will be evaluated at baseline, at the end of the treatment (week 8) and three months after randomization (week 12). Outcome measures will be analyzed via random effects at the three assessment time points, and the interactions of the treatment groups with the assessment points will be included in the results of the fixed model.
Discussion:
This is the first Randomized Controlled Trial to compare the effectiveness of Pilates and Cognitive Functional Therapy in patients with chronic neck pain. The results of this research will provide information on the effectiveness of each intervention separately and whether one of the two can outperform the other.
