A Randomized Controlled Trial for the Intervention Effect of Early Exercise Therapy on Axial Pain after Cervical Laminoplasty.

axial pain cervical laminoplasty early exercise intervention randomized controlled trial

Journal

Spine surgery and related research
ISSN: 2432-261X
Titre abrégé: Spine Surg Relat Res
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 101718059

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 03 06 2021
accepted: 10 08 2021
entrez: 28 4 2022
pubmed: 29 4 2022
medline: 29 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Cervical isometric muscle strengthening and cervical range of motion (ROM) training are recommended after laminoplasty (LP). However, their preventive effects on axial pain are unclear. We examined whether neck extension muscle strengthening and cervical ROM training from the early postoperative period effectively suppress postoperative axial pain. Sixty-one patients undergoing a muscle-preserving LP attached to C2 and C7 for cervical spondylotic myelopathy or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament were randomly allocated to the cervical exercise (33 patients) or nonexercize (28 patients) groups. Postoperative cervical collars were not worn in any cases. The cervical exercise group underwent neck extension isometric muscle strengthening and cervical ROM exercises for 3 months starting on postoperative day 2. Changes in axial pain (visual analog scale [VAS]) from baseline at 2 weeks and 3 months after surgery were evaluated as the primary outcome. Cervical muscle strength, cervical ROM, and Japanese Orthopedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) scores were evaluated as secondary outcomes. Axial pain was significantly exacerbated at 2 weeks after LP compared with before surgery, and then, a significant improvement was observed at 3 months after surgery. No significant interaction was observed between the intervention and nonintervention groups. There was no difference in secondary outcomes between groups. The change in the VAS of axial pain from before surgery to 3 months after surgery showed a greater decreased neck extension muscle strength resulting in severer axial pain. Cervical muscle strengthening and cervical ROM exercise from the early postoperative period did not relieve axial pain at 2 weeks and 3 months after a muscle-preserving LP attached to C2 and C7. No significant difference in neck extension muscle and cervical movement was observed between the intervention and nonintervention groups. Therefore, a muscle-preserving LP attached to C2 and C7 is a good strategy to prevent axial pain in the early postoperative period. Clinical Trials Registration Number: UMIN000040692.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35478978
doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2021-0110
pmc: PMC8995120
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

123-132

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 by The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that there are no relevant conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Toru Uehara (T)

Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

Eiki Tsushima (E)

Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.

Shota Yamada (S)

Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

Shingo Kimura (S)

Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

Yuya Satsukawa (Y)

Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

Akira Yoshihara (A)

Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

Atsushi Inada (A)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

Takashi Hayakawa (T)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.

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