Comparison of effectiveness of Mulligan mobilization technique and cervical stabilization training in patients with chronic neck pain: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

The purpose of the current study was to compare the effectiveness of Mulligan mobilization technique (MMT) and cervical stabilization training (CST) in patients with chronic neck pain.Thirty-six patients with chronic neck pain were randomly assigned to three groups as control, MMT, and CST groups. In the current study, pain intensity, range of motion (ROM), proprioception, head posture, deep neck flexor (DNF) muscle endurance, disability level, and neck awareness were evaluated as outcome measures.

The Physical and Psychological Effects of Kinesiotaping in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.

As no other investigators have holistically addressed kinesiotaping (KT) effects on physical and psychological measures in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Our aim in the present study was to investigate the effects of KT application on pain, flexibility, function, back awareness, fear-avoidance, anxiety, and depression in patients with CLBP. We conducted a single-blind, randomized controlled trial with 52 patients with CLBP who were randomized to either or an electrotherapy (ET) group ( = 26) or a KT + ET group ( = 26).

Impact of Stabilization Exercises on Athletic Performance and Injury Risk in College Volleyball Players.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of stabilization exercises on athletic performance and injury risk in volleyball players.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted at university sport facilities with 23 college volleyball players age 18 to 25 years. Using a stratified randomization method, participants were randomly assigned to the control group (n = 11), which continued their routine training program, or the intervention group (n = 12), which performed additional volleyball-specific stabilization exercises twice per week for 8 weeks.

Immediate and short-term effect of manual therapy on masseter muscle: an ultrasonography study.

Objectives: Manual therapy is one of the recommended treatments for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD). This study aims to investigate the ultrasonographic changes in the masseter muscle following manual therapy in patients with TMD, as well as the immediate and short-term effects of the therapy on mouth opening, muscle pain, muscle relaxation, and activities of daily living.

Methods: The study involved 20 individuals (10 female, mean age = 29.

The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the self-administered neck mobility assessment tool (s-rom-neck) in patients with chronic neck pain.

Background: The self-administered neck mobility assessment tool (S-ROM-Neck) is the subjective cervical region range of motion (S-ROM) assessment scale. The study aimed to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the S-ROM-Neck in patients with chronic neck pain.

Methods: : A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 60 chronic neck pain patients in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic of Pamukkale University Hospital between January and August 2021.

Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Turkish version of Assistance to Participate Scale.

Background: The Assistance to Participate Scale is a questionnaire to evaluate activity participation of children with developmental disabilities. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Assistance to Participate Scale.

Methods: Ninety-eight mothers' children with developmental disabilities were included in this study.

The Turkish version of the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire in patients with chronic neck pain: a cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity study.

Introduction: The cultural adaptation of a self-report measurement in different languages is important for developing common strategies for evaluation and treatment. The Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire (NBQ), which was developed to evaluate patients with neck pain, was adapted from the Bournemouth Questionnaire in accordance with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories. The aim of this study was to conduct the Turkish cultural adaptation, validity and reliability study of the NBQ.

Comparison of musculoskeletal pain distribution, quality of life and hopelessness level in mothers with disabled children in different ambulation levels.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the musculoskeletal pain distribution, quality of life, and the hopelessness level in mothers with disabled children in different ambulation levels.

Methods: This study included a total of 177 mothers (mean age: 36.1 ± 6.

Quality of life, depression and musculoskeletal pain experience among employed women: A controlled study.

Objective: The musculoskeletal pain is one of the leading health problems among employed women. The aim of our study was to examine musculoskeletal pain, depression and quality of life (QOL) among employed women and find out the differences with unemployed women.

Methods: A hundred and fifty employed women and 151 housewives were included in our study.

The impact of chronic low back pain on physical performance, fear avoidance beliefs, and depressive symptoms: A comparative study on Turkish elderly population.

Objectives: The purposes of this study were: (1) to show the impact of chronic low back pain (CLBP) on physical performance, fear avoidance behavior and depressive symptoms in older adults; (2) to describe the relationships between outcome measurements obtained in this study.

Methodology: Ninety-one participants with or without chronic low back pain were included in this study. Only four tests in the Back Performance Scale were used to assess the physical performance of the participants.

Effects of three different conservative treatments on pain, disability, quality of life, and mood in patients with cervical spondylosis.

This aim of this study was to determine the effect of different conservative treatment methods on pain intensity, disability, quality of life, and mood in patients with cervical spondylosis during a 6-month period. The patients were randomized into three groups. The 1st group (n = 20) was treated with active and passive physiotherapy methods, the 2nd group (n = 20) with active treatment methods, and the 3rd group (n = 20) with medication, including nonsteroid anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxing medicines.

The cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of neck disability index in patients with neck pain: a Turkish version study.

Study Design: The cultural adaptation of Neck Disability Index (NDI), the validity and reliability of Turkish version.

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a study concerning the cultural adaptation of NDI and investigate the validity and reliability of its Turkish version in patients with neck pain.

Summary Of Background Data: The NDI is a reliable evaluation instrument for disability but there is no published Turkish version.