Investigation of Effects of Physiotherapy Interventions on Mechanical Properties of Muscle in Head and Neck Cancer

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

14

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 10, 2022

Primary Completion Date

January 1, 2024

Study Completion Date

August 1, 2024

Conditions
Head and Neck CancerSpinal Accessory Nerve InjuryThyroid CancerScapular DyskinesisCervical PainShoulder Pain
Interventions
OTHER

Myofascial Release Technique

"Sternocleidomastoid, Upper trapezius, Suboccipital region, Scalenes, Pectoral release, Scapular and hyoid mobilization techniques.~Duration: 6 weeks, 1 supervised session per week, and the session lasted 30 minutes."

OTHER

Exercise

"Therapeutic exercise: passive and active range of motion, strengthening and postural exercise in order to improve shoulder and cervical mobility, muscle flexibility, strength and endurance, postural control and movement patterns; 2) stretching of pectoral muscles and serratus anterior; 3) scar tissue massage to reduce scar tissue's stiffness.~Duration of the intervention: 6 weeks (1 supervised session and 2 individual per week). Each exercise will be done 1-3 sets and 5-10 repetitions.The session lasted 30 minutes.~Exercise diary will be utilized in order to follow the exercise program."

OTHER

Scar Tissue Massage

Circular, Up and Down, Side to Side technique

Trial Locations (1)

34734

Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Yeditepe University Hospital

OTHER

lead

Yeditepe University

OTHER