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Bellosta-López P, Simonsen MB, Palsson TS, Djurtoft C, Hirata RP, Christensen SWM. Validity of an inertial measurement unit for the assessment of range and quality of movement during head and thoracic spine movements. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2023; 66:102826. [PMID: 37433251 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with spinal pain often exhibit movement limitations and altered motor control, which can be challenging to measure accurately in clinical practice. Inertial measurement sensors present a promising new opportunity to develop valid, low-cost, and easy-to-use methods for assessing and monitoring spinal motion in a clinical setting. AIM This study aimed to investigate the agreement of an inertial sensor and a 3D camera system for assessing the range of motion (ROM) and quality of movement (QOM) in head and trunk single-plane movements. METHODS Thirty-three healthy, pain-free volunteers were included. Each participant performed movements of the head (cervical flexion, extension, and lateral flexion) and trunk (trunk flexion, extension, rotation, and lateral flexion), which were simultaneously recorded by a 3D camera system and an inertial measurement unit (MOTI, Aalborg, Denmark). Agreement and consistency were analyzed for ROM and QOM by determining intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), mean bias, and with Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS The agreement between systems was excellent for all movements (ICC between 0.91 and 1.00) for ROM and good to excellent for the QOM (ICC between 0.84 and 0.95). The mean bias for all movements (0.1-0.8°) was below the minimum acceptable difference between devices. The Bland-Altman plot indicated that MOTI systematically measured a slightly greater ROM and QOM than the 3D camera system for all neck and trunk movements. CONCLUSION This study showed that MOTI is a feasible and potentially applicable option to assess ROM and QOM for head and trunk movements in experimental and clinical settings.
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- Pablo Bellosta-López
- Universidad San Jorge. Campus Universitario, Autov. A23 km 299, 50830, Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Materials and Production, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Center for General Practice at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- ExerciseTech Research Group, Department of Health Science and Technology Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark, Aalborg, Denmark
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Kantak SS, Johnson T, Zarzycki R. Linking Pain and Motor Control: Conceptualization of Movement Deficits in Patients With Painful Conditions. Phys Ther 2022; 102:6497839. [PMID: 35079833 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzab289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED When people experience or expect pain, they move differently. Pain-altered movement strategies, collectively described here as pain-related movement dysfunction (PRMD), may persist well after pain resolves and, ultimately, may result in altered kinematics and kinetics, future reinjury, and disability. Although PRMD may manifest as abnormal movements that are often evident in clinical assessment, the underlying mechanisms are complex, engaging sensory-perceptual, cognitive, psychological, and motor processes. Motor control theories provide a conceptual framework to determine, assess, and target processes that contribute to normal and abnormal movement and thus are important for physical therapy and rehabilitation practice. Contemporary understanding of motor control has evolved from reflex-based understanding to a more complex task-dependent interaction between cognitive and motor systems, each with distinct neuroanatomic substrates. Though experts have recognized the importance of motor control in the management of painful conditions, there is no comprehensive framework that explicates the processes engaged in the control of goal-directed actions, particularly in the presence of pain. This Perspective outlines sensory-perceptual, cognitive, psychological, and motor processes in the contemporary model of motor control, describing the neural substrates underlying each process and highlighting how pain and anticipation of pain influence motor control processes and consequently contribute to PRMD. Finally, potential lines of future inquiry-grounded in the contemporary model of motor control-are outlined to advance understanding and improve the assessment and treatment of PRMD. IMPACT This Perspective proposes that approaching PRMD from a contemporary motor control perspective will uncover key mechanisms, identify treatment targets, inform assessments, and innovate treatments across sensory-perceptual, cognitive, and motor domains, all of which have the potential to improve movement and functional outcomes in patients with painful conditions.
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- Shailesh S Kantak
- Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
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Franov E, Straub M, Bauer CM, Ernst MJ. Head kinematics in patients with neck pain compared to asymptomatic controls: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:156. [PMID: 35172799 PMCID: PMC8848642 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05097-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders encountered by healthcare providers. A precise assessment of functional deficits, including sensorimotor control impairment, is regarded necessary for tailored exercise programmes. Sensorimotor control can be measured by kinematic characteristics, such as velocity, acceleration, smoothness, and temporal measures, or by assessing movement accuracy. This systematic review aims to identify movement tasks and distinct outcome variables used to measure kinematics and movement accuracy in patients with neck pain and present their results in comparison to asymptomatic controls. METHODS Electronic searches were conducted in MEDLINE, PEDro, Cochrane Library and CINAHL databases from inception to August 2020. Risk of bias of included studies was assessed. Movement tasks and specific outcome parameters used were collated. The level of evidence for potential group differences in each outcome variable between patients with neck pain and controls was evaluated. RESULTS Twenty-seven studies examining head kinematics and movement accuracy during head-aiming, functional and unconstrained movement tasks of the head were included. Average Risk of Bias of included studies was moderate. In total, 23 different outcome variables were assessed. A strong level of evidence for an increased movement time and for an increased number of errors during head aiming tasks was found. Moderate evidence was found in traumatic neck pain for a decreased mean velocity, peak acceleration, and reaction time, and for point deviation and time on target during head aiming tasks. Moderate evidence was found for decreased acceleration during unconstrained movements, too. Results on the remaining movement task and outcome variables showed only limited, very limited or even conflicting level of evidence for patients with neck pain to differ from controls. CONCLUSIONS Sensorimotor control in NP in the way of kinematic and movement accuracy characteristics of head motion was examined in head aiming, functional or unconstrained movement tasks. The results from this review indicate that for some characteristics that describe sensorimotor control, patients with NP differ from healthy controls. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020139083.
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- Esther Franov
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.
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Onset and resolution failure of recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: the role of cervical range of motion. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 279:2183-2192. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-07226-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Neck proprioception assessment with a laser beam device: reliability in participants without neck pain and differences between participants with and without neck pain. BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF PHYSICAL THERAPY 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s43161-021-00056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Proprioception deficits have previously been reported in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain (NSCNP), with a comprehensive and valid battery of tests still required. This study aimed to investigate the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of cervical proprioception in participants without NSCNP and to examine differences in proprioception between participants with and without NSCNP. Twenty participants without NSCNP and 20 age- and sex-matched participants with NSCNP were recruited. Proprioception tests were sequentially performed in random order, in four head-to-neutral movement directions (starting positions at mid-flexion, mid-extension and mid-right/mid-left rotation head-neck positions and end position at neutral head-neck posture) and two head-to-target movement directions (starting position from neutral head-neck posture and end positions at right and left 45° rotation), with a laser beam device secured onto their forehead. Participants performed all tests in sitting at a 1-m distance from a whiteboard. The average deviations of the laser beam mark from set targets marked on the whiteboard represented proprioception deficits. The two-way random, absolute agreement model of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of the measurement (SEM) and the smallest detectable difference (SDD) were used as measures of reliability. Between-group differences were examined with the independent samples t test.
Results
The reliability of the laser beam device in participants without neck pain varied from poor to good. The following tests demonstrated good reliability: test-retest ‘Head-to-neutral from flexion’ (ICC: 0.77–0.78; SDD: 5.73–6.84 cm), inter-rater ‘Head-to-neutral from flexion’ (ICC: 0.80–0.82; SDD: 6.20–6.45 cm) and inter-rater ‘Head-to-neutral from right/left rotation’ (ICC: 0.80–0.84; SDD: 5.92–6.81 cm). Differences between participants with and without NSCNP were found only in head-to-neutral from flexion (4.10–4.70 cm); however, those were within the limits of the SDD values of the HtN from flexion test.
Conclusions
The laser beam device can be reliably used in clinical practice only in the aforementioned head-neck movement directions, based on the findings of the present study. The between-group differences noted involved only the head mid-flexion to neutral test, possibly denoting proprioception deficits only in this movement direction, for reasons that require further evaluation.
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Yalcinkaya G, Sengul YS, Ozyurek S, Kirmizi M, Kalemci O. Is the pain pressure threshold linked to the transversus abdominis in women with chronic neck pain?: a preliminary report. Somatosens Mot Res 2021; 38:133-139. [PMID: 33632060 DOI: 10.1080/08990220.2021.1879776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ultrasonography parameters of transversus abdominis and neck pain manifestations in women with chronic neck pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty women (mean age: 38.44 ± 9.56 years, BMI: 25.57 ± 3.32 kg/m2) with chronic neck pain were included in the study. The pain severity, disability scores, and bilateral pain pressure threshold of upper trapezius were assessed. The thickness of transversus abdominis in-rest and abdominal draw-in conditions were evaluated by two-dimensional ultrasonography. Pearson's correlation coefficients and linear regression statistics were determined. RESULTS We found a moderate correlation between the thickness of transversus abdominis in abdominal draw-in and the pain pressure threshold of right (r = 0.636, p < 0.001), and left upper trapezius (r = 0.403, p = 0.03). Moreover, there was a moderate correlation between the pain pressure threshold of the right upper trapezius and the thickness of transversus abdominis in-rest (r = 0.498, p = 0.006). No significant correlation was found between pain intensity, disability scores, and ultrasonography parameters of transversus abdominis. There was also a significant total effect of transversus abdominis' thickness on abdominal draw-in manoeuvre on predicting pain pressure threshold of right upper trapezius (B = 0.636, SE = 0.765, p < 0.001) and pain pressure threshold of left upper trapezius (B = 0.403, SE = 0.840, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Our results revealed that upper trapezius muscle tenderness may associated with decreased muscle thickness of transversus abdominis. Addressing new exercise methodologies including transversus abdominis training in the management of chronic neck pain may be helpful to improve neck pain symptoms.
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- Gamze Yalcinkaya
- Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.,Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Treleaven J, Tan A, Da Cal J, Grellman A, Pickering R. Can a simple clinical test demonstrate head-trunk coordination impairment in neck pain? Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2020; 49:102209. [PMID: 32861364 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sensorimotor impairment in neck pain sufferers is well established. Recent research has identified impairment in head and trunk co-ordination in this population. Presently, no clinically appropriate testing exists to quantify such impairment. OBJECTIVE To determine if a simple and clinically relevant test of head-trunk co-ordination can identify dysfunction in neck pain subjects when compared to healthy controls. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. METHODS Thirty-one neck pain and 29 healthy control subjects were assessed using head- and chest-mounted lasers with a target positioned 90 cm away. Subjects were required to rotate the trunk at least 45° with the head laser to be kept as accurately as possible in the centre of the target while sitting and standing. Maximal deviation of the head to the left and right of the target's centre with each trunk movement was measured. RESULTS The neck pain group demonstrated significantly greater head deviation from the centre in all but one test direction (p= <0.03). Head deviation to the same side as trunk rotation was larger in the neck pain group for both sitting and standing (p= <0.01). No significant differences existed between testing in sitting and standing. CONCLUSION Differences in trunk-head control exist in persons suffering from neck pain compared to healthy individuals, which can be demonstrated using simple equipment suggesting clinical utility of the measure. Performing the task in standing would seem most suitable as it can avoid influence by reduced thoracic mobility. Further research is required to establish the clinical suitability of this test.
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- J Treleaven
- Neck Pain and Whiplash Research Unit, SHRS, University of QLD, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Neck Pain and Whiplash Research Unit, SHRS, University of QLD, Brisbane, Australia
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- Neck Pain and Whiplash Research Unit, SHRS, University of QLD, Brisbane, Australia
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- Neck Pain and Whiplash Research Unit, SHRS, University of QLD, Brisbane, Australia
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- Neck Pain and Whiplash Research Unit, SHRS, University of QLD, Brisbane, Australia
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Over the last decade, numerous concussion evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), consensus statements, and clinical guidance documents have been published. These documents have typically focused on the diagnosis of concussion and medical management of individuals post concussion, but provide little specific guidance for physical therapy management of concussion and its associated impairments. Further, many of these guidance documents have targeted specific populations in specific care contexts. The primary purpose of this CPG is to provide a set of evidence-based recommendations for physical therapist management of the wide spectrum of patients who have experienced a concussive event. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(4):CPG1-CPG73. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.0301.
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Naranjo-Hernández D, Reina-Tosina J, Roa LM. Sensor Technologies to Manage the Physiological Traits of Chronic Pain: A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E365. [PMID: 31936420 PMCID: PMC7014460 DOI: 10.3390/s20020365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Non-oncologic chronic pain is a common high-morbidity impairment worldwide and acknowledged as a condition with significant incidence on quality of life. Pain intensity is largely perceived as a subjective experience, what makes challenging its objective measurement. However, the physiological traces of pain make possible its correlation with vital signs, such as heart rate variability, skin conductance, electromyogram, etc., or health performance metrics derived from daily activity monitoring or facial expressions, which can be acquired with diverse sensor technologies and multisensory approaches. As the assessment and management of pain are essential issues for a wide range of clinical disorders and treatments, this paper reviews different sensor-based approaches applied to the objective evaluation of non-oncological chronic pain. The space of available technologies and resources aimed at pain assessment represent a diversified set of alternatives that can be exploited to address the multidimensional nature of pain.
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- David Naranjo-Hernández
- Biomedical Engineering Group, University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain; (J.R.-T.); (L.M.R.)
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Sekiguchi Y, Muramatsu K, Tamaki T, Ikutomo M, Kurosawa K. Motor cortex somatotopic presentation after restriction of neck movement in rats. J Phys Ther Sci 2019; 31:785-789. [PMID: 31645807 PMCID: PMC6801342 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.31.785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of neck movement
restriction on somatotopic mapping of the motor cortex. We restricted cervical extension
for two weeks and investigated the effects on motor cortex somatic representation in rats.
[Subjects and Methods] We placed six Wistar rats into each of three groups: (i) the
experimental group, in which cervical extension was restricted; (ii) the sham group, in
which cervical movement was not restricted, but a splint was placed in the shoulder
girdle; and (iii) the control group. After cervical immobilization for two weeks, we
evaluated the motor cortex somatic representation using intra-cortical micro-stimulation.
[Results] In the experimental group, the areas of the cervical and vibrissal domains of
the motor cortex decreased by approximately 50%, and the forelimb domain showed slight
reduction. In addition, a trunk domain formed at the locus of the vibrissal area. There
were no differences between the sham and control groups. [Conclusion] Restriction of
cervical extension for two weeks resulted in changes in motor cortex somatic
representation. Reversible changes occurred in cortical areas that controlled the neck and
parts of the body involved in cervical movement.
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- Yoshihito Sekiguchi
- Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University: 7187 Kodachi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi 401-0380, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Kyorin University, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University: 7187 Kodachi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi 401-0380, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Tokyo Health Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan
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Li DE, David KEB, O'Leary S, Treleaven J. Higher variability in cervical force perception in people with neck pain. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2019; 42:6-12. [PMID: 30981102 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND A reduced capacity to generate and sustain cervical muscle force over a range of contraction intensities is a feature of some participants with neck pain. To date there have been no studies comparing the accuracy of force perception in participants with and without neck pain. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. METHODS Participants with (n = 25) and without (n = 25) neck pain performed isometric muscle contractions at three progressive self-perceived (no feedback provided) intensities (10, 25, 50) % of their maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) in cervical: flexion, extension, right and left lateral flexion. Absolute error (AE), constant error (CE), and variable error (VE) between actual and targeted force values were calculated. RESULTS The neck pain group had: (1) AE-combined direction -significantly higher at 10% and lower at 50% (p < 0.05); (2) significantly lower CE in most measures (p < 0.05); (3) higher mean VE in all measures, with 10, 25, and 50% combined direction and overall combined % extension significantly higher (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate higher variability in force generation perception across all directions and intensities in participants with neck pain compared to healthy controls. Potentially this greater variability might suggest impaired force sense, a construct of proprioception in participants with neck pain. Reduced force sense may have implications for participants with neck pain during functional activities requiring precision and may need to be trained. Further research is required.
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- Derong Eric Li
- CCRE Spine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072 Australia.
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- SHRS, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Physiotherapy Department, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital, Brisbane, 4072 Australia.
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- CCRE Spine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072 Australia.
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