Breathing exercises for neck pain after surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether a special breathing technique can reduce neck and shoulder pain that operating room nurses experience right after their work shifts. Researchers want to see if teaching nurses a specific breathing exercise helps ease their pain.
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Who can take part
- You work as an operating room nurse in a hospital
- You are between 22 and 55 years old
- You have upper trapezius pain (upper neck/shoulder area) and tenderness within 30 minutes after a surgical procedure
- You have not had prior neck or shoulder surgery, trauma, or chronic conditions in that area
- You are not currently doing regular breathing exercise programs
- You do not have severe heart disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or skin infections in the treatment area
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