Additional Benefits of Virtual Reality Therapy for Individuals With Neck Pain

Launched by KIRSEHIR AHI EVRAN UNIVERSITESI · Jan 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

Neck pain is a disease that affects individuals and society worldwide. Between 50% and 85% of the general population experiences neck pain at some point in their lives, and every person who experiences neck pain is likely to experience pain again after 1-5 years. Neck pain is considered chronic if it lasts more than 3 months. Passive and active physical therapy approaches play a very important role in the treatment of neck pain. With the rapid development of technology, new developments such as virtual reality have begun to be used in the treatment of chronic neck pain.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients aged 18-65 who signed the informed consent form
• • Those with existing neck pain
• • Those whose neck pain continues for at least 12 weeks
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Previous cervical surgery
• • Having received FTR from the cervical region in the last 6 months
• • Having had a spinal fracture
• • History of malignancy
• • Those with pacemakers
• • Those with rheumatological, vestibular and neurological diseases
• • Pregnant women