The flexion-rotation test performed actively and passively: a comparison of range of motion in patients with cervicogenic headache.

ABSTRACT: Limitation in cervical spine range of motion (ROM) is one criterion for diagnosis of cervicogenic headaches (CHs). The flexion-rotation test, when performed passively (FRT-P), has been shown to be a useful test in diagnosis of CH. Few investigations have examined the flexion-rotation test when performed actively (FRT-A) by the individual, and no studies have examined the FRT-A in a symptomatic population. The purpose of this study was to compare ROM during the FRT-A and FRT-P in patients with CH and asymptomatic individuals and to compare ROM between sides for these two versions of the test. Twelve patients with CH and 10 asymptomatic participants were included in the study. An eight-camera Motion Analysis system was used to measure head motion relative to the trunk during the FRT-P and th

SUBMITTER: Bravo Petersen SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461715 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature