https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2022.10674

A protocol for a randomized trial on pain neuroscience education vs. routine physical therapy in people with chronic neck pain

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2022)
Submitted: 13 June 2022
Accepted: 23 June 2022
Published: 14 July 2022
Chronic neck pain, pain neuroscience education, psychosocial factors, physical therapy
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Farzaneh Soleiman
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Hosein Kouhzad Mohamadi
kouhzad@yahoo.com
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Maryam Saadat
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Fateme Derisfard
Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Gholamhossein Nassadj
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of combining routine physical therapy with pain neuroscience education (PNE) on psychosocial factors, physical performance, and the experienced pain in patients with chronic neck pain (CNP). This study is a double-blind randomized clinical trial in which patients will be randomly allocated to two groups, routine physical therapy with and without PNE. Patients will be assessed at the baseline, post intervention, and three months later. The results of this research will be used to establish effectiveness of treatment strategies for CNP. Due to the rigorous scientific methods used in this research, the suggested interventions would be clinically applicable in the health care systems.

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Soleiman, F., Kouhzad Mohamadi, H., Saadat, M., Derisfard, F., & Nassadj, G. (2022). A protocol for a randomized trial on pain neuroscience education vs. routine physical therapy in people with chronic neck pain. European Journal of Translational Myology, 32(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2022.10674

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