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Monday, August 28, 2006
Muscle Feedback Training Helps Whiplash Pain
Chronic neck muscle pain after whiplash injury is difficult to treat and often causes long term problems for the sufferer.
A new study has looked at whether muscle relaxation feedback training can help and the results seem promising. The study is small but this type of treatment could help many of those who suffer with whiplash pain.
Patients with whiplash neck pain were given 4 weeks of myofeedback (muscle relaxation) training.
Eleven patients received the training, during which upper shoulder and neck muscle activation and relaxation were continuously recorded and processed. Feedback was provided when muscle relaxation was insufficient.
Pain in neck, shoulders, and upper back and muscle activation patterns during rest, typing, and stress tasks were assessed before and after the 4 weeks of training.
Results showed that pain intensity decreased after 4 weeks of training.
Clinically relevant changes were found with regard to pain in the neck and upper back region (55% of the patients), right shoulder (64%), and left shoulder (18%). A trend for decreased disability was found in 36% of the patients.
A remarkable reduction was found in the problem of headache and in pain when lifting weights.
The study authors concluded that four weeks of muscle feedback training may be beneficial in reducing pain and disability levels and normalizing muscle activation patterns in chronic whiplash injury patients.
Read more about this here
A new study has looked at whether muscle relaxation feedback training can help and the results seem promising. The study is small but this type of treatment could help many of those who suffer with whiplash pain.
Patients with whiplash neck pain were given 4 weeks of myofeedback (muscle relaxation) training.
Eleven patients received the training, during which upper shoulder and neck muscle activation and relaxation were continuously recorded and processed. Feedback was provided when muscle relaxation was insufficient.
Pain in neck, shoulders, and upper back and muscle activation patterns during rest, typing, and stress tasks were assessed before and after the 4 weeks of training.
Results showed that pain intensity decreased after 4 weeks of training.
Clinically relevant changes were found with regard to pain in the neck and upper back region (55% of the patients), right shoulder (64%), and left shoulder (18%). A trend for decreased disability was found in 36% of the patients.
A remarkable reduction was found in the problem of headache and in pain when lifting weights.
The study authors concluded that four weeks of muscle feedback training may be beneficial in reducing pain and disability levels and normalizing muscle activation patterns in chronic whiplash injury patients.
Read more about this here
