The Effect of Thai Stretching Exercise (Ruesi Dudton) on Neck Pain and Cervical Range of Motion in Office Syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: Ruesi dudton stretching exercise helps stimulate the muscles, improve blood circulation, relieve muscular pain. Moreover, It can help relieve anxiety. The objective is to compare the effect of ruesi dudton stretching exercise on neck pain and cervical range of motion in office syndrome between the subject who receive only ruesi dudton guide book and those who both receive ruesi dudton guide book and participant in ruesi dudton stretching exercise.
Methods: This quasi-experimental research is conducted with patients the neck pain and cervical range of motion in office syndrome. The research is conducted at Thai traditional medicine clinic,
Lamthap hospital, Krabi province, during November 2017 - January 2018, using 3 parts of questionnaires: The questionnaires which in questionnaires about general information, neck pain
assessment and cervical range of motion assessment. The control group was 30 participants who only to receive ruesi dudton guide book and the experimental group was 30 participants assigned to ruesi dudton guide book and participant in ruesi dudton stretching exercise. Data was analyzed by percentage and means.
Results: The participant in ruesi dudton guide book and ruesi dudton stretching exercise as well as receive ruesi dudton guide book can move their neck and increase cervical range of motion
better than the other group who got receive only. There was a statistically significant difference at 0.05 level.
Conclusion: Those are seem to have improved conductions include the relief of neck pain, the increase of cervical range of motion.