Effectiveness of Chiropractic Adjustment for Discogenic Cervical Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract:
Background: Intervertebral disc issues cause of cervical discogenic pain and diverse severe neck pain. Chiropractic adjustment techniques are beneficial, especially in spine-related conditions.
Objectives: The trail aimed to assess the effectiveness of chiropractic adjustment to reduce pain and disability status for the patients with cervical discogenic pain.
Methods: The randomized clinical trial was conducted from July 2022 to June 2023. A total of 28 individuals with dis cogenic neck pain were allocated randomly to an experimental and a control group. The trial group provided chiropractic spinal manipulation along with conventional physiotherapy. The control group got just conventional physiotherapy. The total duration of the trial regimen was two weeks, four sessions per week, entirely eight sessions. The numeric to measure neck function and disability. pain rating scale (NPRS) was used to confine the individual pain level, and the neck disability index (NDI) was used
Results: The mean age ± SD of the control and the experimental groups were 42.07 ± 8.43 and 42.29 ± 11.35, re spectively. A significant improvement of pain in different positions and disabilities was demonstrated in within-group analysis by paired t-test, whereas no significant improvement was found in between-group analysis by independent sample t-test. Chiropractic intervention has significant (p = 0.040) effects on reduction of disability score for the patients with discogenic cervical pain.
Conclusion: The study found significant change in pain and disability status after eight sessions of chiropractic manipulation. The findings of the study indicated that manipulative adjustment could be an effective therapeutic approach for subjects with discogenic neck pain.
