Bae Y. Effects of
cervical deep muscle strengthening in a neck pain: a patient with klippel-feil syndrome.
J Phys Ther Sci 2014;
26:1999-2001. [PMID:
25540517 PMCID:
PMC4273077 DOI:
10.1589/jpts.26.1999]
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Abstract
[Purpose] This study aimed to identify the effects of cervical deep muscle strengthening
(CDS) on neck pain in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS). [Subjects and Methods]
The subjects was a 39 year-old woman with neck pain and KFS that included incomplete block
vertebrae in the C2–3 segments and block vertebrae in the C6–7 segments. The subject
performed an exercise program including cervical strengthening exercise (level 1) and CDS
exercise (level 2) for 6 weeks. Neck pain intensity was measured using the visual analogue
scale (VAS) and the pressure pain threshold (PPT). All measurements were obtained before
and after the CDS exercise program. [Results] The VAS and PPT measurements decreased;
range of motion in the cervical joint increased. [Conclusion] CDS exercises were effective
interventions for reducing neck pain in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome.
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