Acute Effect of Passive Joint Mobilization in Non-Specific Neck Pain

Our purpose of planning this study is to examine the acute effect of passive joint mobilization application on pain perception and range of motion in women with non-specific neck pain.

The hypotheses we will test for this purpose;

H1- Passive joint mobilization application increases the range of motion of the cervical joint in women with non-specific neck pain.

H2- Passive joint mobilization application increases the pressure pain threshold in women with non-specific neck pain.

H3- Passive joint mobilization increases serum Orexin A and Neurotensin levels in women with non-specific neck pain.

Inclusion criteria

For Intervention Group;

• Having neck pain lasting more than 30 days and being diagnosed with non-specific neck pain
• Having obtained 14/50 points and above in Neck Disability Index
• Expressing neck pain at least 34/100 points and above on a Visual Analog Scale
• Being 20-45 years old and female

For Healthy Control Group;

• Healthy volunteers without a chronic illness and musculoskeletal pain

Exclusion criteria

• Congenital anomalies
• Previously diagnosed orthopedic diseases related to the spine
• Pregnancy and having just given birth
• Within the last 3 months; use of corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs, or immunosuppressants
• Liver or kidney failure
• Acute or chronic infections (including HIV)
• Serious pathologies (such as cancer, spondylolisthesis, rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis)
• Symptoms of cervical spinal stenosis (such as incoordination of hands, arms and legs, bowel and bladder incontinence)
• Radix compression (such as sensory changes, muscle weakness or decreased reflexes)
• Whiplash or a history of cervical surgery