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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of Matrix Rhythm Therapy (MRT) with combined physiotherapy treatment on pain intensity, muscle spasm, disability level and depressive symptoms in chronic neck pain. Material and Methods: A total of 26 participants with a mean age of 44.46 +/- 9,98 years were randomly divided into two groups (Intervention and control group). Each participant was treated with ten sessions of a combined physiotherapy program, including hot pack, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound and conventional massage, exercises and patient education. Additionally, the intervention group received five sessions of MRT. Pain intensity, muscle spasm, disability level and depressive symptoms were assessed before and after the treatment program. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in pain, muscle spasm and disability levels after treatment in both groups (p0.05). The difference in change values in terms of activity pain and muscle spasms was found in favor of the intervention group (p0.05). Discussion: The findings of the study suggest that both the combined physiotherapy program and the MRT application in addition to the combined physiotherapy program have a positive effect on pain, muscle spasms and disability levels in patients with chronic neck pain. On the other hand, MRT increased the efficiency of the combined physiotherapy treatment in the terms of activity pain and muscle spasm in patients with chronic neck pain.

Aim: The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationships between scapular position and pain, muscle shortness, shoulder and neck stabilization, and disability in women with neck pain. We additionally aim to compare scapular position, muscle shortness, shoulder and neck stabilization, and disability in women with and without neck pain. Material and Methods: The study included 42 women with a mean age of 21.53 +/- 2.33 years. For evaluation of scapula position, the protractor method and the Lennie test were used. In the neck pain group, the scapula position was measured by protractor method and right and left muscle shortness was tested for both dominant and non-dominant sides. In addition, a visual analog scale (VAS), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). pectoral's minor muscle shortness, dosed kinetic chain shoulder stabilization, neck flexor muscle endurance test, and the Neck Disability Index were used for evaluation. Results: According to VAS scores, on a scale of 1-10, the pain level of the group with neck pain was recorded as 4.81 +/- 1.15. On the non-dominant side, a statistically negative and low-level significant correlation was found with the right-side shortness test (p0.05). Discussion: As a result of this study, it was seen that scapular position as measured by protractor method was associated with muscle shortness. In addition, neck pain increases disability. The protractor method may be a viable measurement method for evaluation of scapula position.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the cervical muscle endurance of young people with and without neck pain. The second aim of this study was to explore the gender differences in people with neck pain for neck muscle endurance., Material and Methods: The study included 130 university students aged between 18 to 25 years (55 females, 75 males). Forty-two of those students who have neck pain (NP) at least 3 months and 88 of the students without neck pain (C) constituted the sample. Pain intensity was assessed with Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Isometric neck muscle endurance of the participants was assessed using cervical flexor (NF) and extensor (NE) muscles endurance tests., Results: The main pain intensity of the subjects with NP was 4,19 +/- 1.92. For all subjects, the mean endurance of both NF (p=0.03) and NE (p=0.05) muscles of the subjects without pain was higher compared with subjects with NP. When the analysis was classified by gender, male subjects without pain had higher NF (p=0.02) and NE (p=0.002) muscle endurance than male subjects with pain. On the other hand, there were no significant differences between female subjects with and without NP (p>0.05)., Discussion: These findings suggest that neck flexor and extensor muscle endurance are affected by neck pain. On the other hand, gender is a significant factor for neck muscle endurance in subjects with neck pain. Further investigations are needed to have a wide data to consider the gender and pain for neck muscle endurance.

Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of soft tissue mobilization on pain, disability level, depressive symptoms and to determine the effect of sociodemographic data on the recovery level of patients with chronic non-specific low back pain., Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty-two participants (78 females, 44 males, mean age: 51.08 +/- 10.78 years) were included in our randomized controlled study. Fifteen sessions (5 days a week; during 3 weeks) of conventional physiotherapy programme (hot-packs, TENS, therapeutic Ultrasound and exercise) were applied in both groups. Nine sessions (3 days a week; during 3 weeks) of soft tissue mobilization technique were performed additionally to the participants in Group 1. Pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale), disability level (Rolland Morris Disability Questionnaire), depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Scale) were examined before and after the treatment., Results: Decrease in pain intensity, disability level, and depressive symptoms were statistically significant in both groups (p < 0.001) after the treatment. As delta scores were compared, the significant difference between pain intensity and disability level (p < 0.05) was observed whereas reduction in depression level was not significant (p > 0.05)., Discussion: Soft Tissue Mobilization provides an additional benefit to the Conventional Physiotherapy program in reducing pain intensity and disability level in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.