1Regional Mental Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India
2Ex- Head of Department, Occupational Therapy Department, T.N. Medical College & B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Online published on 31 October, 2012.
To study the effects of Bean pillow as an adjunct to exercises for neck pain in Cervical Spondylosis.
20 patients aged between 30–50 years with Cervical Spondylosis
Control Group received conventional exercise program; Experimental group was given Bean pillow along with conventional exercise program. Patients received therapy 3 times a week for 6 weeks.
Cervical range of motion
Visual Analog Scale
Neck Disability Index.
Statistical analysis showed that Bean pillow was consistently associated with statistically significant improvements in cervical ranges (p=0.05) except for cervical extension (p=0.10) as well as in pain intensity (p=0.05) and pain relief. It was also associated with statistically significant decrease in neck disability (p=0.05) but less significant in headache (p=0.10) due to neck pain. Patients in experimental group showed relief from morning stiffness.
Thus, Bean pillow was less effective on headache due to neck pain but morning stiffness and neck pain had decreased while cervical ranges had improved.
Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Pillow, Neck Pain, Cervical support
