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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Sling Exercise and McKenzie Exercise in Patients with Acute Cervical Whiplash Associated Disorder Following Rear-end Collision

  • Jeong, Mo-Beom (Chung Yeon Oriental Medicine Clinic) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Yun (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Woo (Department of Physical Therapy, Honam University)
  • Received : 2016.09.20
  • Accepted : 2016.11.02
  • Published : 2016.10.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study compared the effectiveness of sling exercise and McKenzie exercise in patients with acute cervical whiplash associated disorder (WAD) caused by rear-end collision. Methods: Thirty WAD patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups; a sling exercise (SE) group, a McKenzie exercise (McE) group, and a control group. Members of the SE and McE exercised three times a week for four weeks under the researcher's guidance. Three groups performed TENS treatment three times a week for four weeks. Diagnostic radiological equipment was used to measure whiplash injury. Visual analog scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI), and range of motion (ROM) were used in this study. Results: The three groups showed a significant pre-post treatment difference in measures of VAS and NDI (p<0.05). The SE group showed a significant pre-post treatment difference in measures of flexion and extension changes compared to the McE and control group (p<0.05). The SE group also showed significantly greater improvement in the VAS, NDI, and ROM changes than the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: These findings indicate that sling exercise is a stronger and more aggressive intervention for treatment of acute WAD patients.

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