Title |
One- and two-year follow-up of a randomized trial of neck-specific exercise with or without a behavioural approach compared with prescription of physical activity in chronic whiplash disorder.
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Published in |
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, January 2016
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DOI | 10.2340/16501977-2041 |
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Authors |
Maria Landén Ludvigsson, Gunnel Peterson, Åsa Dedering, Anneli Peolsson |
Abstract |
To explore whether neck-specific exercise, with or without a behavioural approach, has benefits after 1 and 2 years compared with prescribed physical activity regarding pain, self-rated functioning/disability, and self-efficacy in management of chronic whiplash. Follow-up of a randomized, assessor blinded, clinical trial. A total of 216 volunteers with chronic whiplash-associated disorders, grades 2 or 3. Participants were randomized to 1 of 3 exercise interventions: neck-specific exercise with or without a behavioural approach, or physical activity prescription. Self-rated pain (visual analogue scale), disability/functioning (Neck Disability Index/Patient Specific Functional Scale) and self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy Scale) were evaluated after 1 and 2 years. Both neck-specific exercise groups maintained more improvement regarding disability/functioning than the prescribed physical < 0.001), but at 2 years the difference was not significant. After 1-2 years, participants with chronic whiplash who were randomized to neck-specific exercise, with or without a behavioural approach, remained more improved than participants who were prescribed general physical activity. |
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