Relation between neck pain and hand function in patients with non-specific neck pain

Author: 
Mahmoud Adel Mahmoud, Maher Ahmed El Keblawy, Ahmed Salah El-Dein and Ahmed Ebrahem El Erian

Background: neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders that affect quality of life. According to a lot of studies people which complain of non-specific neck pain reporting upper limb disabilities including hands. Objective: the main objective of the study was to find the correlation between non-specific neck pain and hand function. Methodology: 60 participants suffered from non-specific neck pain from both gender and 30 normal participants as a control group their ages ranged from 18 to 40 years old and their body mass index less than 30. Pain, Hand grip strength, endurance and pinch grip strength hand function were measured for both groups. Results: There was a significant effect of non-specific neck pain on the hand grip strength, endurance and pinch grip strength (p = 0.03).There was a negative significant correlation between short form McGill questionnaire and hand grip strength, endurance and pinch grip strength on both hands (p=0.02,0.0001and 0.0001) respectively. There was a positive significant correlation between brief Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire and hand grip strength and pinch grip strength on both hands (p=0.0001, 0.01) respectively. Conclusion: There is a correlation between NSNP and hand function. The proportional between hand grip strength, pinch grip strength, hand grip endurance with SF-MPQ was inverse and with brief MHQ was direct.

Paper No: 
3410