Estudio comparativo de la efectividad de la técnica de la facilitación neuromuscular propioceptiva mantener-relajar versus elongación pasiva: para el tratamiento del dolor cervical en la empresa Pasamaneria S.A. Cuenca 2014

Abstract

General Objective: To compare the effectiviveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique: hold-relax versus passive stretching to relieve neck pain in workers of the Company Pasamaneria S.A. Metodology: quasi-experimental study. In the company Pasamaneria S.A. Kinesthetic therapy treatment was applied to 66 patients diagnosed with cervical, aged between 25 and 54 years. Patients were divided into two groups according to the treatment applied. The first group was applied FNP hold-relax and Keep the second group Passive Stretch. At the beginning of each session an assessment of pain using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was performed, which allowed us the observe the variation of pain subsequently, the data were analyzed and processed though SPSS version 20.0 (SPSS for Windows Release), making tables and graphs depicting the results. Results: The results of the visual analog scale of pain (VAS) obtained at the fifth session were similar in the two treatment groups, since the stretch Liabilities at its maximum decrease came from the value 7 (initial assessment) to 2 (evaluation final) with p = 5,7499E-26 value, and technology-relax PNF keep descended from the value 6 (initial assessment) to 1 (final evaluation) with p = 5,4063E-26 value. But after the third session, the Technical relax PNF keep-down pain starting value 6-3, while the value Passive Stretching 7 to 5. For comparison between independent variables U test was used Mann Whitney, whereas, for comparison of the measures according sessions, the Friedman test was used. Conclusion: Upon completion of the study showed that the two techniques used were beneficial to reduce neck pain; however PNF technique reduces pain in fewer sessions.