Complex physiotherapy in the treatment of cervical pain in military men

Abstract

Aim: Study of the effectiveness of complex physiotherapeutic treatment of cervicalgia in the MM of the AFU. Materials and Methods: 45 male MM of the AFU aged 27-62 years, average age 42.3 ± 5.8 years, with pain in the cervical spine were examined. The effectiveness of drug and combined drug and complex physiotherapeutic treatment of cervical pain was evaluated according to the indicators of the NPAD scales, NDI and VAS. Results: Cervicocranial pain (37.8%) and cervicobrachial pain (33.3%) prevailed in the structure of the pain syndrome in the MM of the AFU. Against the background of the treatment, a significant decrease in the severity of the pain syndrome and complaints was observed in a significant majority of patients. There was a statistically significant decrease in the intensity of the pain syndrome according to the VAS (from 6.8±0.8 points to 5.2±0.5 points in group 1, and from 6.2±0.4 points to 4.8±0, 6 points in group 2. There was also a trend towards normalization of indicators on the NPAD scales (from 61.8 ± 3.6 points to 57.3 ± 4.1 points in group 1 and from 62.2 ± 4.1 points to 50, 2±3.8 points in group 2) and NDI (from 36.7±3.2 points to 29.1±4.3 points in group 1 and from 37.5±3.8 points to 25.3±3.2 points in the 2nd group). Conclusions: 1. Cervical pain syndrome of the spine in MM of the AFU most often manifests itself in the form of cervicocranialgia and cervicobrachialgia. 2. Drug treatment of cervicalgia demonstrates an effective reduction in pain intensity according to VAS, especially when combined with physiotherapeutic treatment. 3. Complex physiotherapeutic treatment in combination with drug therapy in MM of the AFU leads to regression of pain syndrome and improvement of quality of life and reduction of disability according to the diagnostic scales of NPAD and NDI.