ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of isometric neck strength training for the treatment of neck-type cervical syndrome.Methods The qualified patients with neck-type cervical syndrome were divided into two groups by stratified randomization: the treatment group(N=55)received isometric neck strength training,and the control group(N=40) received manipulation treatment.Two weeks constituted one treatmeat course.Visual Analog Scale(VAS) and Vernon Cervical Disability Index(VCDI) were used to evaluate the efficacy,and the safety was also monitored.Results All of the 95 enrolled patients were followed up for 3~11.4 months.No aggravation was found in the treatment group,but in the control group one patient developed into cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and one patient developed into sympathetic cervical spondylosis.The frequency of serious neck pain attack within 3 months was 6.65?2.62 times in the control group and 2.27?1.50 times in the treatment group,the difference being significant(P0.05);the result of follow-up on the 3rd month after treatment showed that the difference of VCDI score was significant between the two groups(P