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    Effects of the McKenzie method in patients with neck pain - a literature review

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    Background: Neck pain affects up to 50% of the population at some time during a year according to international data and is a common reason to visit a physiotherapist in an outpatient setting. It represents a common cause of sickness absence in Sweden and is associated with large social costs. Additionally, neck pain often causes reduced functional ability and reduced quality of life. Effective treatment is therefore important to identify. A common treatment is the McKenzie method, also known as Mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT). Purpose: The aim of this study was to elucidate the documented effects of the McKenzie method on neck pain. Method: A literature review was conducted with searches in several databases along with secondary searches through the McKenzie Institute’s website and course binder. Seven articles published between years 2000-2007 were included. Results: The McKenzie method seems mainly to have a beneficial effect on pain and it also appears to be cost effective. Fewer sick days have been reported and the treatment method can also prevent fear of movement. In patients with whiplash it seems better to obtain McKenzie therapy compared with careful rehabilitation and neck collar. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that there is some evidence that the McKenzie method has a beneficial effect on neck pain, but few studies have evaluated this. Positive effects have been documented on pain, work ability and cost-effectiveness. Pain was the variable which in most cases showed to have statistically significant effect. More studies are needed to confirm the effects of the McKenzie method on neck pain.Bakgrund: NacksmĂ€rta drabbar upp till 50 % av befolkningen nĂ„gon gĂ„ng under ett Ă„r enligt internationella data och Ă€r en vanlig sökorsak hos sjukgymnaster inom öppenvĂ„rden. Den utgör en vanlig orsak till sjukfrĂ„nvaro i Sverige, vilket bidrar till stora samhĂ€llskostnader. Dessutom orsakar nacksmĂ€rta ofta nedsatt funktionsförmĂ„ga och livskvalitet. Effektiva behandlingsmetoder Ă€r dĂ€rför viktiga att identifiera. En vanligt förekommande behandling Ă€r McKenziemetoden, Ă€ven kallad Mekanisk diagnostik och terapi (MDT). Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att belysa dokumenterade effekter av McKenziemetoden vid nacksmĂ€rta. Metod: En litteraturstudie genomfördes med sökningar i ett flertal databaser samt sekundĂ€rsökning via McKenzieinstitutets hemsida och kurspĂ€rm. Sju artiklar som var publicerade mellan 2000-2007 inkluderades. Resultat: McKenziemetoden verkar huvudsakligen ha gynnsam effekt pĂ„ smĂ€rta och den förefaller ocksĂ„ vara kostnadseffektiv. FĂ€rre antal sjukdagar har rapporterats och behandlingsmetoden kan Ă€ven motverka rörelserĂ€dsla. Hos patienter med whiplash verkar det bĂ€ttre att erhĂ„lla McKenzieterapi jĂ€mfört med försiktig rehabilitering och nackkrage. Konklusion: Resultatet av denna litteraturstudie visar att det finns visst stöd för att McKenziemetoden har gynnsam effekt vid nacksmĂ€rta, men fĂ„ studier har utvĂ€rderat detta. Positiva effekter har dokumenterats avseende smĂ€rta, arbetsförmĂ„ga och kostnadseffektivitet. SmĂ€rta var den variabel som i flest fall visades ha statistiskt signifikant effekt. Fler studier behövs för att bekrĂ€fta McKenziemetodens effekter pĂ„ nacksmĂ€rta
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