Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Treatment for Neck Pain at the Musculoskeletal Unit, CRP, Savar.

Abstract

Purpose: The study evaluated the Physiotherapy treatment applied to the cervical region for pain and functional impairment caused by neck pain. Objectives: To find out the effectiveness of Physiotherapy treatment for neck pain at the musculoskeletal unit, CRP, Savar, Dhaka- 1343. To assess the effect on pain after introducing and to estimate the disability after introducing physiotherapy treatment and to evaluate the intensity of pain after introducing physiotherapy treatment. Methodology: The study was a Quasi-experimental quantitative research design. In this experimental study 31 patients with neck pain were randomly assigned. Among these 31 patients, there was a single group design. These group attended for 7 sessions (each session for 30 minutes) of treatment in the physiotherapy outdoor department of CRP Savar. And the outcome of pain intensity measured by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and disability status measured by using Neck pain disability Index (NDI) scale among patients with neck pain. Analysis of data: Inferential statistics such as, Paired t-test was done using SPSS version 26. Results: It was observed that pain and neck disability had reduced within this group. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Neck Pain Disability index (NDI), improved significantly in this group. In this study significant level was (P< 0.05). Conclusion: This research showed that Physiotherapy treatment was very effective for neck pain patients. The study concludes that the Physiotherapy treatment is significantly capable of reducing pain and functional disability among patients with neck pain. Keywords: Neck pain, Physiotherapy treatment, Neck Disability. Abstract