Tratamiento del dolor cervical: respuesta biomecánica y dolor después del vendaje neuromuscular.

Abstract

[eng] Introduction: Cervical pain that affected 25% of the population during 2012 is the second cause of consultation in rehabilitation centers, a pain that usually affects from the occiput to the dorsal spine, in the posterior or posterolateral region and anterior of the neck. Objective. Contribute scientific evidence to the application of the neuromuscular bandage as a single treatment, and obtain an objective and subjective improvement of the pain, increasing the biomechanical parameters. Material and methods. Sixty patients were recruited after an initial medical diagnosis of cervical pain of muscular origin, brachiocephalic patients according to the symptomatology of the posterior pain and active trigger points. These 60 patients were divided into two groups randomly: control group, which were not treated and group study, treated with neuromuscular bandage (VNM). A visit was made to assess and place the neuromuscular bandage if they belonged to the study group and after four days, a second visit where the patient was assessed again after the withdrawal. Results. Sixty patients were included, with an average age of 41.36 ± 1.74 years in the control group and 42.77 ± 1.66 years in the study group. Patients in the study group improved subjective pain up to 35.57% compared to 5.7% improvement in patients in the control group and improved the target pain by algometry of up to 30.08% in patients belonging to the control group. group study and -5.6% of the control group. The results of the quality of life test SF-12 also showed a significant improvement for the study group with respect to the control group. Conclusion. Patients with myofascial cervical pain treated by the neuromuscular bandage improved significantly compared to patients in the control group in whom no significant improvement was observed.