Journal of Iranian Dental Association
J Iran Dent Assoc
Medical Sciences
http://jida.ir
23
journal23
2383-3041
10.52547/jida
en
jalali
1394
1
1
gregorian
2015
4
1
27
2
online
1
fulltext
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Efficacy of Eight weeks of Exercise Therapy for Neck Pain among General Dentists
Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric Dentistry
Original
Original
<p><strong>Background and Aim: </strong>The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints is high among dentists however, only a few studies have focused on this topic. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of an exercise program for neck pain relief in dentists practicing in Tehran.</p>
<p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>A questionnaire was administered among 46 dentists in Tehran matched by age, gender (all males) and neck pain complaints in the past six months. Sub-jects were randomly divided into two groups. The first group received exercise therapy while the second group was given no exercise. Pain was measured at two months after the intervention using the visual analog scale (VAS). Data were analyzed using t-test and P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p>
<p><strong>Results: </strong>The t-test showed significant improvement of neck pain in the first group after the intervention (p<0.05).</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results showed that exercise therapy could be effective for treatment of neck pain. Therefore, regular exercise by dentists can prevent neck pain and other muscu-loskeletal disorders (MSDs).</p>
Exercise therapy, Neck pain, General dentists
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http://jida.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-824&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Pantea
Bolandian
2300319475328460021399
2300319475328460021399
No
Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Ghazvin University of Medical Sciences. Ghazvin, Iran
Reza
Rajabi
2300319475328460021400
2300319475328460021400
No
Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
Mohammad hosain
Alizadeh
2300319475328460021401
2300319475328460021401
No
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
Ahmad
Sohrabi
2300319475328460021402
2300319475328460021402
No
Postgraduate Student, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
Hadi
Miri
2300319475328460021403
2300319475328460021403
No
PhD Student of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercise of Kharazmi University. Tehran, Iran Student, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
Anahita
Bolandian
Std_bolandian@khu.ac.ir
2300319475328460021404
2300319475328460021404
Yes
PhD Student of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercise of Kharazmi University. Tehran, Iran