Exercise Program for Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Are Treated With Botulinum Toxin Type A
Evaluation of the Effect of Personalized Exercise Program on Clinical Findings and Quality of Life of Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Received Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection
Prof. Dr. Şehim Kutlay
34 participants
Oct 1, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Dystonia is involuntary movements characterized by posture abnormalities or repetitive movements as a result of continuous or intermittent simultaneous contraction of opposing muscle groups. Dystonic movements are twisted and twisted in a certain pattern. Dystonia is named in different ways according to its distribution in the body. Cervical dystonia is the most common form of regional dystonia and can be defined as involuntary movements of the head in normal upright posture.Cervical dystonia has different names according to the posture of the neck (torticollis, laterocollis, anterocollis and retrocollis). These different postures can be seen individually as well as together.Pain in cervical dystonia is seen in approximately 70% of patients, and this condition is closely related to involuntary contractions of neck muscles and neck posture disorder. Fatigue, anxiety, unhappiness, decreased self-efficacy and limitation in daily living activities due to decreased neck movements are the main causes of disability in patients with cervical dystonia. The first-line treatment of cervical dystonia consists of injecting botulinum toxin type A into the relevant muscles to alleviate these complaints.There is increasing evidence that range of motion, stretching, and relaxation exercises, in addition to botulinum toxin therapy, have beneficial effects on pain and disability in patients with cervical dystonia.In this study, patients with cervical dystonia who received botulinum toxin type A injection will be divided into study group and control group.The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program) In the control group, only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises will be given and the two groups will be compared.Thus, it is aimed to investigate the effect of a personalized exercise program on clinical findings and the patient's quality of life.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Be over 18 years old
- Completion of Informed Signed Consent Form
- Diagnosis of cervical dystonia by neurology
- Botulinum toxin injection for cervical dystonia in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Neurology Department Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic
- To have the necessary infrastructure to watch the prepared exercise videos on computers, phones, tablets.
Exclusion Criteria3
- Cardiovascular, systemic or musculoskeletal problems that prevent participation in the exercise program
- Presence of dementia/cognitive disorder or symptomatic psychiatric disease, which was previously diagnosed or detected during the anamnesis process, preventing participation in the program
- Failure to approve the Informed Signed Consent Form
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Interventions
The patients in the study group will be given exercise videos. These exercise videos will be selected in accordance with the patient's cervical dystonia type (Torticollis, laterocollis, retrocollis, anterocollis). During the exercises, stretching exercises will be applied to the muscle groups that cause dystonia, and isometric strengthening exercises will be applied to the contralateral muscle groups. Videos including breathing exercises and rhythmic coordination exercises will also be given to all patients in the study and control groups. Patients will be asked to do these exercises for 10 repetitions, three times a day, five days a week. Patients will be asked to mark after each exercise on the exercise chart prepared to determine continuity and compliance with exercise. Patients will be called and followed up on a weekly basis with the exercise chart given to the patients and by telephone.
The patients in the study group will be given exercise videos prepared in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. . Videos including breathing exercises and rhythmic coordination exercises will also be given to all patients in the study and control groups. Patients will be asked to do these exercises for 10 repetitions, three times a day, five days a week.
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NCT05502718