Efficacy of Six Weeks of Proprioceptive Exercises on Neck Pain and Disability Index in General Woman Dentists

Neck musculoskeletal disorders are common among dentists. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of proprioceptive exercises on pain and disability index in female dentists with nonspecific chronic neck pain.
The questionnaire was distributed among 24 female dentists matched by age, gender, and neck pain complaints in the past three months. Particpants were randomly divided into two groups: the first group received proprioceptive exercises and the second group were not give any intervention. The pain and disability assessment were administered in the baseline and after six weeks of exercises. The Kolmogorov Smirnoff and Wilcoxon were used for statistical data analysis (α≥0.05).
The results of the present study revealed significant decrease in neck pain (P=0.006) and disability index (P=0.008) after six weeks of proprioceptive exercise.
According to the results, the proprioceptive exercise intervention was successful in decreasing pain and disability in female dentists with chronic neck pain. Considering the extreme effect of the proprioceptive exercise group, we recommend that this program be used in the correction of individuals with chronic neck pain and muscles imbalance.