Simple head exercises may ease chronic neck pain and dizziness
NCT ID NCT07323992
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a set of head and neck exercises (called Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises) can improve neck awareness and daily function in people with long-term neck pain from a pinched nerve. 54 adults aged 30-45 with mild to moderate neck disability and dizziness took part. The exercises aim to retrain the sense of position in the neck and reduce symptoms.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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30 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Their ages range from 30 to 45 years. 2. Both sexes 3. With mild to moderate cervical disability according to the neck disability index. 4. Unilateral cervical radiculopathy for more than 6 months. 5. Cervical radiculopathy due to disc prolapse (C5-C6) (C6-C7) mild to moderate or disc prolapse according to magnetic resonance image(MRI). 6. Complaining from vertigo at least for 3 months. 7. Normal body mass index (18.5 - 24.99Kg/m2). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any other musculoskeletal disorders of the spine or upper extremity 2. Patients with any other Neurological deficits, psychiatric disease Cervical myelopathy, Cognitive problems, vertebral fractures and previous history of spine or cervical surgery. 3. Clinical instability, recent trauma. 4. Structural abnormalities of the spine, osteoporosis, and spasmodic torticollis. 5. Inflammatory or other specific disorders of spine such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pivot clinic
Cairo, Egypt
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