A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder

The purpose of this study is to assess the beneficial effects of a far-infrared-emitting collar (FIRC) on the management of neck disorders. A neck disorder is generalized as neck muscle pain and its relative mental disorders because the etiologies of the neck’s multidimensional syndrome are either m...

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Autores principales: Lin, Yung-Sheng, Hung, Kuo-Sheng, Liau, Ben-Yi, Yang, Chih-Hui, Yang, Aiga, Huang, Keng-Shiang
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Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28793539
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma8095279
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author Lin, Yung-Sheng
Hung, Kuo-Sheng
Liau, Ben-Yi
Yang, Chih-Hui
Yang, Aiga
Huang, Keng-Shiang
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Hung, Kuo-Sheng
Liau, Ben-Yi
Yang, Chih-Hui
Yang, Aiga
Huang, Keng-Shiang
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description The purpose of this study is to assess the beneficial effects of a far-infrared-emitting collar (FIRC) on the management of neck disorders. A neck disorder is generalized as neck muscle pain and its relative mental disorders because the etiologies of the neck’s multidimensional syndrome are either muscle impairment or psychiatric distress. This is the first study to determine the efficacy of a FIRC by evaluating objective physical evidence and psychometric self-reports using a parallel-arm randomized sham-controlled and single-blinded design. In this trial, 60 participants with neck disorders were observed at baseline and post-intervention. Compared to the placebo group after a 30-min intervention, the FIRC demonstrated a statistically significant biological effect in elevating skin temperature and promoting blood circulation with p-values 0.003 and 0.020, respectively. In addition, FIRC application significantly reduced neck muscle tension, relieved pain, ameliorated fatigue, improved depression, and decreased anxiety. The FIRC could therefore be a potential treatment for neck disorders.
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spelling pubmed-55126592017-07-28 A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder Lin, Yung-Sheng Hung, Kuo-Sheng Liau, Ben-Yi Yang, Chih-Hui Yang, Aiga Huang, Keng-Shiang Materials (Basel) Article The purpose of this study is to assess the beneficial effects of a far-infrared-emitting collar (FIRC) on the management of neck disorders. A neck disorder is generalized as neck muscle pain and its relative mental disorders because the etiologies of the neck’s multidimensional syndrome are either muscle impairment or psychiatric distress. This is the first study to determine the efficacy of a FIRC by evaluating objective physical evidence and psychometric self-reports using a parallel-arm randomized sham-controlled and single-blinded design. In this trial, 60 participants with neck disorders were observed at baseline and post-intervention. Compared to the placebo group after a 30-min intervention, the FIRC demonstrated a statistically significant biological effect in elevating skin temperature and promoting blood circulation with p-values 0.003 and 0.020, respectively. In addition, FIRC application significantly reduced neck muscle tension, relieved pain, ameliorated fatigue, improved depression, and decreased anxiety. The FIRC could therefore be a potential treatment for neck disorders. MDPI 2015-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5512659/ /pubmed/28793539 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma8095279 Text en © 2015 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lin, Yung-Sheng
Hung, Kuo-Sheng
Liau, Ben-Yi
Yang, Chih-Hui
Yang, Aiga
Huang, Keng-Shiang
A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder
title A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder
title_full A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder
title_fullStr A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder
title_full_unstemmed A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder
title_short A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of a Far-Infrared-Emitting Collar on Neck Disorder
title_sort parallel-arm randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a far-infrared-emitting collar on neck disorder
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28793539
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma8095279
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