Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Jul 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialStrength training and stretching versus stretching only in the treatment of patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized one-year follow-up study.
To compare the effectiveness of a 12-month home-based combined strength training and stretching programme against stretching alone in the treatment of chronic neck pain. ⋯ No statistically significant differences in neck pain and disability were observed between the two home-based training regimens. Combined strength training and stretching or stretching only were probably as effective in achieving a long-term improvement although the training adherence was rather low most of the time.