Title |
Effects of neck-specific exercise with or without a behavioural approach in addition to prescribed physical activity for individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorders: a prospective randomised study
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-14-311 |
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Authors |
Anneli Peolsson, Maria Landén Ludvigsson, Thomas Overmeer, Åsa Dedering, Lars Bernfort, Gun Johansson, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Gunnel Peterson |
Abstract |
Up to 50% of chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD) patients experience considerable pain and disability and remain on sick-leave. No evidence supports the use of physiotherapy treatment of chronic WAD, although exercise is recommended. Previous randomised controlled studies did not evaluate the value of adding a behavioural therapy intervention to neck-specific exercises, nor did they compare these treatments to prescription of general physical activity. Few exercise studies focus on patients with chronic WAD, and few have looked at patients' ability to return to work and the cost-effectiveness of treatments. Thus, there is a great need to develop successful evidence-based rehabilitation models. The study aim is to investigate whether neck-specific exercise with or without a behavioural approach (facilitated by a single caregiver per patient) improves functioning compared to prescription of general physical activity for individuals with chronic WAD. |
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