Measurement properties of cervical joint position error in people with and without chronic neck pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with chronic neck pain (CNP) often present with impaired neck proprioception. The most widely used clinical test for assessing neck proprioception is cervical joint position sense which measures joint position error (JPE). This clinical test is typically performed using a laser pointer to examine the accuracy of returning to a neutral head position (NHP) or target head position (THP) following active neck movements. The aim of this study was to determine the measurement properties of JPE using a laser pointer when tested in people with and without CNP under a variety of different testing conditions (i.e., different movement directions, sitting versus standing, NHP versus THP).

Methods

Forty-three participants (23 asymptomatic and 20 with CNP) underwent neck

SUBMITTER: AlDahas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10569517 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature