PMID- 23480978
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140220
LR  - 20130605
IS  - 1973-9095 (Electronic)
IS  - 1973-9087 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 3
DP  - 2013 Jun
TI  - Neck balance system in the treatment of chronic mechanical neck pain: a 
      prospective randomized controlled study.
PG  - 283-90
AB  - BACKGROUND: Chronic mechanical neck pain (MNP) is a very common condition, that 
      may occur in general population. There is a lack of evidence for most therapies 
      except for exercise therapy with combining methods, whose effectiveness is still 
      moderate. AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a novel neck 
      balance system-Dal Monte 2(NBS-DM2) incorporated into a special cap on pain in 
      sufferers of MNP after treatment and at three months follow-up. DESIGN: 
      Prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Outpatient clinic of the 
      University of Rome "Foro Italico". POPULATION: Forty-five volunteers of both 
      sexes affected by grade II MNP were enrolled. METHODS: NBS-DM2/RW (regular 
      weight), NBS-DM2/NW (negligible weight) and Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) 
      have been used for 8 weeks. Neck Disability Index (NDI), Neck Pain and Disability 
      Scale (NDPS) questionnaires and Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) score were evaluated 
      before, after the treatment period and 3 months after the end of treatment. 
      RESULTS: NBS-DM2/RW compared with NBS-DM2/NW and PEMF group performed better in 
      the reduction of the three measures at the end and at short term run (p </= 0.05). 
      CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: When applied to grade II MNP 
      patients, NBS-DM2/RW leads to pain relief and reduction of disability. These 
      effects persist over a short term follow-up period. PEMF therapy was found to 
      have no significant effect on reduction of pain and disability in this study.
FAU - Giombini, A
AU  - Giombini A
AD  - Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy. 
      agiombini@tiscali.it
FAU - Di Cesare, A
AU  - Di Cesare A
FAU - Quaranta, F
AU  - Quaranta F
FAU - Giannini, S
AU  - Giannini S
FAU - Di Cagno, A
AU  - Di Cagno A
FAU - Mazzola, C
AU  - Mazzola C
FAU - Pigozzi, F
AU  - Pigozzi F
FAU - Saraceni, V M
AU  - Saraceni VM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
DEP - 20130313
PL  - Italy
TA  - Eur J Phys Rehabil Med
JT  - European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
JID - 101465662
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neck Pain/*rehabilitation
MH  - Pain Measurement
MH  - Physical Therapy Modalities/*instrumentation
MH  - Postural Balance
MH  - Prospective Studies
EDAT- 2013/03/14 06:00
MHDA- 2014/02/22 06:00
CRDT- 2013/03/14 06:00
PHST- 2013/03/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/03/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/02/22 06:00 [medline]
AID - R33132866 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2013 Jun;49(3):283-90. Epub 2013 Mar 13.