The relationship of cervicothoracic mobility restrictions to fall risk and fear of falling in ankylosing spondylitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study is to determine whether restricted cervical mobility in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with increased fall frequency or fear of falling.

Methods

A total of 134 AS patients and 199 age- and gender-matched control subjects (CS) with soft-tissue cervicothoracic pain were prospectively evaluated for fall risk. Subjects were divided into non-fallers, single fallers, and multiple fallers. Dynamic cervical rotations and static cervicothoracic axial measurements were compared between the groups. In total, 88 AS patients were reviewed more than once; Kaplan-Meier plots were constructed for fall risk as a function of cervical rotation amplitudes. Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) questionnaire measured the fear of falling.

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SUBMITTER: Johnston JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333576 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature