Pain Neurophysiology Education and Exercise for Adolescents With Chronic Idiopathic Neck Pain
Pain Neurophysiology Education and Exercise for Adolescents With Chronic Idiopathic Neck Pain
This study compared the effectiveness of pain neurophysiology education and neck/shoulder
 exercises with no intervention in adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP).
Forty three adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain were randomly allocated to receive
 pain neurophysiology education and shoulder/neck exercises (n=21) or no intervention (n=22).
 Data on pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), pain disability, neck flexor and extensor
 muscles endurance, scapulae stabilizers endurance, pain catastrophizing (Pain catastrophizing
 Scale), trait and state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and knowledge of pain
 neurophysiology (Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire) were collected. Measurements were
 taken before and after the intervention.

 Statistical analysis were performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  To be invited to enter the study participants had to have chronic idiopathic
 neck/shoulder pain, defined as pain felt in the neck/shoulder regions at least once a
 week in the previous 3 months.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  No exclusion criteria