Relation between neck pain and hand function in patients with non-specific neck pain / Mahmoud Adel Mahmoud Fouad ; Supervised Maher Ahmed Elkeblawy , Ahmed Salah Eldein , Ahmed Ebrahem Elerian

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic science

Background: neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders that affect quality of life. According to a lot of studies people which complain of non-specific neck pain reporting upper limb disabilities including hands.Objective: the main objective of the study was to investigate the correlation between non-specific neck pain and hand function.Methodology: 60 participants suffered from non-specific neck pain from both gender as a study group and 30 healthyparticipants as a control group were enrolled in the study,their ages ranged from 18 to 40 years old and their body mass index less than 30. Pain, Hand grip strength, endurance and pinch grip strength hand function were measured for both groups by using Arabic short form McGill pain questionnaire, Jamar hand grip dynamometer, stop watch, Jamar pinch gauge and Brief Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire respectively.Results: There was a significant effect of non-specific neck pain on the hand grip strength, endurance and pinch grip strength (p = 0.03).There was a negative significant correlation between short form McGill questionnaire and hand grip strength, endurance and pinch grip strength on both hands (p=0.02,0.0001and 0.0001) respectively. There was a positive significant correlation between brief Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire and hand grip strength and pinch grip strength on both hands (p=0.0001, 0.01) respectively.Conclusion: There is a correlation between non-specific neck pain and hand function. The proportional between hand grip strength, pinch grip strength, hand grip endurance with SF-MPQ was inverse and with brief MHQ was direct

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