Article

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction in the
treatment of chronic neck pain over a 12-week follow-up. DESIGN: A randomized
controlled trial. SETTING: Hospital-based outpatient practice. SUBJECTS:
Seventy-nine patients with chronic neck pain. Subjects were
randomly assigned to either experimental group (n = 39,
mean age = 50.5 +/- 9.8)
or control group (n = 40, mean age = 48.8 +/- 9.1). Experimental group received
intermittent cervical traction and control group received infrared irradiation
alone; twice a week over a period of six weeks. The values
of Chinese version of the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), verbal
numerical pain scale (VNPS), and cervical active range of motion (AROM) were
measured at baseline, six-week and 12-week follow-up. RESULTS: No significant
differences were found between the two groups in the NPQ (P > 0.05), VNPS (P >
0.05) and AROM (P > 0.05).

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