About this trial
The purpose of the study is to assess the biomechanical risk factors for neck pain in pregnant women.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Pregnant women in their third trimester suffering from cervical pain.
They have experienced cervical pain starting during pregnancy.
They reported no neck pain or neck-related disorders during the previous year and were screened for the absence of cervical pathology during a physical examination.
Disqualifiers
Objective signs of structural pathology on physical examination, including but not limited to shoulder bursitis, impingement, tendonitis, fracture, cervical nerve or disc impairment, radiculopathy, or loss of upper extremity sensory or motor function.
Acute injury of the neck or shoulders (<12 weeks before the study).
History of fibromyalgia or musculoskeletal pain present in more than 4 body regions concurrently.
Self-reported systemic illness, including cancer, rheumatic, cardiovascular, or neurological disease