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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether changes in motor performance after a course of
exercise in patients with mechanical neck pain (MNP) were dependent on the
primary behavioral demand of the exercise performed.
DESIGN: Randomized
controlled trial. SETTING: University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Volunteers (N=60;
35 women, 25 men; mean age, 37.9y) with chronic MNP participated in the study.
INTERVENTION: Exercise targeted to improve cervical motor performance including
endurance training (ETr; n=20), coordination training (CTr; n=20), and active
mobility training (n=20). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in the cervical motor
performance domains of strength, endurance, coordination, and active mobility
were evaluated immediately after the 10-week training program, and at a 26-week
follow-up. RESULTS: Between-group comparisons revealed significantly greater
gains in endurance (P<.02) by the ETr group, and significantly greater gains in
coordination (P<.01) by the CTr group. All 3 groups had improvement in pain
(P<.01) and disability (P<.01). CONCLUSIONS: Changes in motor performance in
individuals with MNP in response to an exercise program were dependent on the
specific mode of exercise performed, with minimal improvement in other domains of
motor performance.
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