Association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity : a quantitative analysis in office workers

Aegerter, Andrea; Störi, Seraina; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus; Luomajoki, Hannu; Johnston, Venerina; Sjøgaard, Gisela

doi:10.21256/zhaw-28635

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Publication type:	Conference poster
Type of review:	Not specified
Title:	Association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity : a quantitative analysis in office workers
Authors:	Aegerter, Andrea Störi, Seraina Elfering, Achim Melloh, Markus Luomajoki, Hannu Johnston, Venerina Sjøgaard, Gisela
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-28635
Conference details:	18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, The Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023
Issue Date:	2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Winterthur
Language:	English
Subjects:	Musculoskeletal disease; Patient compliance; Dose-response
Subject (DDC):	614: Public health and prevention of disease 615.8515: Occupational therapy
Abstract:	Background: The guideline for the treatment of neck pain recommends active therapy, such as exercise. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity in a sample of office workers. Methods: This longitudinal analysis is among a subset of our randomized controlled trial “Neck exercise for productivity” (NEXpro). Office workers from two Swiss organisations without severe neck problems were included. All office workers were asked to perform a 12-week exercise program in spring 2020 to reduce their neck pain. Exercise frequency was quantified by the number of exercises performed. Exercise type corresponded to the number of strengthening and non-strengthening exercises performed. Both were measured by an application on participants’ digital devices. Neck pain intensity was assessed before and after the intervention using the Numeric Rating Scale NRS 0-10, and the difference was calculated. A linear regression model was fitted to the data to estimate the association of exercise frequency and type with reduction in neck pain intensity. Results: Forty office workers aged 27.3 to 63.7 years (mean 44.9) participated in the study, 75% of whom were women. The mean neck pain intensity was NRS 2.8/10 before and NRS 1.8/10 after the intervention. Over 12 weeks, an average of 225 exercises were performed, of which 145.1 were strengthening and 80.6 were non-strengthening exercises. No statistically significant association was found with neck pain intensity for either exercise frequency (b=0.002, 95% CI from -0.003 to 0.007, p=0.38) or exercise type (strengthening: b=0.001, 95% CI from -0.007 to 0.009, p=0.75; non strengthening: b=0.012, 95% CI from - 0.001 to 0.026, p=0.07). Conclusion: Our results do not indicate that participants who exercised more frequently and performed strengthening exercises experienced a greater reduction in neck pain intensity.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28635
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Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER) Institute of Public Health (IPH)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Prävention und Intervention von Nackenschmerzen bei Büroangestellten in der Schweiz (NEXpro)
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Aegerter, A., Störi, S., Elfering, A., Melloh, M., Luomajoki, H., Johnston, V., & Sjøgaard, G. (2023). Association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity : a quantitative analysis in office workers. 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, the Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28635

Aegerter, A. et al. (2023) ‘Association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity : a quantitative analysis in office workers’, in 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, The Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28635.

A. Aegerter et al., “Association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity : a quantitative analysis in office workers,” in 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, The Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023, 2023. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-28635.

AEGERTER, Andrea, Seraina STÖRI, Achim ELFERING, Markus MELLOH, Hannu LUOMAJOKI, Venerina JOHNSTON und Gisela SJØGAARD, 2023. Association of exercise frequency and type with neck pain intensity : a quantitative analysis in office workers. In: 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, The Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023. Conference poster. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. 2023

Aegerter, Andrea, Seraina Störi, Achim Elfering, Markus Melloh, Hannu Luomajoki, Venerina Johnston, and Gisela Sjøgaard. 2023. “Association of Exercise Frequency and Type with Neck Pain Intensity : A Quantitative Analysis in Office Workers.” Conference poster. In 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, the Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28635.

Aegerter, Andrea, et al. “Association of Exercise Frequency and Type with Neck Pain Intensity : A Quantitative Analysis in Office Workers.” 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care, Groningen, the Netherlands, 30 August - 1 September 2023, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, 2023, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28635.