Does My Neck Make Me Clumsy? A Systematic Review of Clinical and Neurophysiological Studies in Humans.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Clumsiness has been described as a symptom associated with neck pain and injury. However, the actuality of this symptom in clinical practice is unclear. The aim of this investigation was to collect definitions and frequency of reports of clumsiness in clinical studies of neck pain/injury, identify objective measures of clumsiness and investigate the association between the neck and objective measures of clumsiness. Methods: Six electronic databases were systematically searched, records identified and assessed including a risk of bias. Heterogeneity in designs of studies prevented pooling of data, so qualitative analysis was undertaken. Results: Eighteen studies were retrieved and assessed; the overall quality of evidence was moderate to high. Eight were p

SUBMITTER: Harman SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915649 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature