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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the Feldenkrais method is an effective
intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment.
DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial with an untreated control group. SETTING: Low
vision center. PARTICIPANTS: Patients (N=61) with visual impairment (mean, 53.3
y) and nonspecific chronic (mean, 23.8 y) neck/scapular pain. INTERVENTIONS:
Participants were randomly assigned to the Feldenkrais method group (n=30) or
untreated control group (n=31). Patients in the treatment group underwent one
2-hour Feldenkrais method session per week for 12 consecutive weeks. MAIN OUTCOME
MEASURES: Blind assessment of perceived pain (visual analog scale [VAS]) during
physical therapist palpation of the left and right occipital, upper trapezius,
and levator scapulae muscle areas; self-assessed degree of pain on the Visual,
Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints questionnaire; and the Medical Outcomes
Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey bodily pain scale.
RESULTS: Patients
undergoing Feldenkrais method reported significantly less pain than the controls
according to the VAS and Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints
questionnaire ratings at posttreatment follow-up and 1-year follow-up. There were
no significant differences regarding the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item
Short-Form Health Survey bodily pain scale ratings. CONCLUSIONS: Feldenkrais
method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients
with visual impairment.
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