Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of different time and frequency of neck postural training before thyroid surgery for relieving discomfort. Methods A total of 108 patients undergoing thyroid surgery were randomly divided into the observation group A, observation group B and control group, with 36 cases in each group. Patients in the observation A group and observation B was given neck postural training (group A: 60~90 minutes, once per day for 3 days before operation, group B: 30~60 minutes, 3 times per day for 1 day before operation), and patients in the control was not given any training. The incidence of headache, fineness rate of intraoperative discomfort assessment, innovar dose and operative complications were compared between two groups. Results Patients in the observation group A and B had a light degree of postural headache and lower incidence rate of complication compared with those in the control group (P＜0.05), but with no significant difference between group A and group B (P＞005). There was no significant difference in fineness rate of intraoperative discomfort assessment between two group A and group B (P＞0.05). The innovar dose was lower in the observation group B than that in the group A and control group (P＜0.05). Conclusion Neck postural training lasting 30~60 minutes for 3 times at 1 day before operation is an effectively way of relieving discomfort and headache, preventing posture syndrome of thyroid surgery.
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