The Effect of Passive Music Listening in Addition to Conventional Physiotherapy on Pain, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of passive music listening in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain. METHODS: The study included 40 people aged 30-50 years with chronic neck pain, who volunteered to participate in it. The participants were randomized into a control group (n=20) and a music group (n=20). Participants in the control group received a classical physiotherapy programme, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Participants in the music group listened to music through headphones throughout the treatment. RESULTS: At the end of treatment, there was a statistical difference in the Beck Anxiety Inventory, visual analog scale, Neck Disability Index, and SF-36 physical scores in intragroup comparisons in both groups (p<0.05), When comparing the differences between the groups before and after treatment, it was found that the decrease in visual analog scale score of the participants in the music group was statistically significant compared to the decrease in visual analog scale score of the participants in the control group (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Passive listening to music has been shown to have a positive effect on chronic neck pain when used in addition to conventional physiotherapy.