Técnica de Stretching, como Coadyuvante en el tratamiento de Cervicalgia Mecánica Crónica en los pacientes que acuden al Área de Rehabilitación del Patronato de amparo Social Latacunga.

Abstract

This study was investigated question determine the effectiveness of the technique Stretching as adjunctive therapy in treating people with chronic mechanical neck pain. Surveys were conducted to determine the level of knowledge of patients about this problem and Stretching, analog pain scale was applied to determine the intensity of pain patients. Subsequently it began applying Stretching exercises, the same as those applied for 10 sessions, which could be observed that 30% of them attend the center for physical rehabilitation of the Municipal Social AmparoLatacunga, presented cervical pain time of their daily activities. The focus of this research was qualitative and cuantitavivo, using field research with a descriptive level, so it is important to know that chronic mechanical neck pain can be caused by poor hygiene and postural any musculoskeletal injury to the cervical spine as for example a herniated disc, among others. The same if not treated in time can lead to functional disability due to pain, so readers are referred in a timely manner to a physiotherapy center, introducing some alteration level cervical spine.