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Specific Neck Training Induces Sustained Corticomotor Hyperexcitability as
Assessed by Motor Evoked Potentials
Bjarne Rittig-Rasmussen, MMedSc, PT,* Helge Kasch MD, PhD,*† Anders
Fuglsang-Frederiksen, MD, DMSc,‡ Troels S. Jensen, MD, DMSc,*† Peter
Svensson, DDS, DMSc,┼
* Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus,
Denmark
† Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
‡ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Aarhus University Hospital,
Aarhus, Denmark
┼ Clinical Oral Physiology, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University,
Aarhus, Denmark
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Key points
Neck pain is a common condition causing absence from work and disability, and with
a considerable impact on healthcare systems.
Neck training programs usually consist of coordination, strengthening, and endurance
exercises; however, it is unclear which type of training is the most effective.
No studies have previously investigated the neural effect of neck training and the
possible differential effect of specific neck training versus coordination training on
corticomotor control.
Our results showed that specific and load-dependent specific neck training
significantly increased and sustained motor evoked potentials for up to 7 days.
This sustained facilitation of the motor neurons may prove valuable in the process of
improving and developing more effective training programs for neck pain.
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