Investigation of the Effect of Motor Imagery Training in Individuals with Cervical Discogenic Pain

"Lateralization Training: Individuals with cervical discogenic pain will receive lateralization training using a mobile application called Recognize Neck from the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute in Adelaide, Australia.~Kinesthetic Imagery: During this training, individuals will be asked to actively perform exercises and feel the movements. In a quiet environment, a therapist will verbally describe the exercises, and individuals will be asked to imagine the positions of their bodies, the surface they are on, and the desired postures.~Visual Imagery: Individuals will be asked to actively perform exercises and visualize the movements. In a quiet environment, a therapist will verbally describe the exercises, and individuals will be asked to mentally visualize their body positions, the surface they are on, and the exercises.~Mirror-Image Active Exercise: Between weeks 6 and 8 of motor imagery training, the active exercises in front of a mirror."

"Stretching Exercises: Stretching exercises will be applied to the cervical muscles, pectoral muscles, back, and shoulder muscles. Individuals will be asked to perform flexion, extension, lateral flexion, and rotational normal joint movements in the cervical region, and hold the end position for a few seconds. All stretching exercises will be performed for 15 repetitions.~Active Exercises: To strengthen the cervical muscle groups, individuals will be taught how to use a mild to moderate resistance theraband for cervical flexion, extension, and lateral flexion, without compromising the chin tuck movement. Each movement will be performed for 10 repetitions, with 5-second rest intervals between exercises.~Endurance Exercises: Before starting the endurance exercises, individuals will be taught the contraction of deep cervical flexors to gain automatic postural stabilization, and they will be instructed to maintain this movement in every exercise and activity."