Thermotherapy in Acute Nonspecific Neck Pain

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with nonspecific neck pain by a doctor,

• To be between the ages of 18-65,

• Neck pain lasting for less than 1 month

• No previous neck or shoulder surgery,

• No shoulder pain due to any cause,

• A tumour or inflammatory disease underlying the neck pain not to be found,

• A clinically underlying stenosis or discogenic problem not to be present.

• Negative results from the following clinical examination tests;

Spurling test, Lhermitte test, Cervical distraction test, Adson test,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not meeting the inclusion criteria,

• Positive neurological examination (positive motor presence, reflex or sensoryabnormalities indicating spinal root compression) or abnormal neurological findingsrelated to nerve compression in the upper limb

• Systemic rheumatological or metabolic diseases or cancer

• Refusal to participate in the study,

• Failure to complete treatment,

• Having any neurological problem

• Severe psychological illnesses