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- Title
Postural control in subclinical neck pain: a comparative study on the effect of pain and measurement procedures.
- Authors
Amaral, Gabriela; Martins, Helena; Silva, Anabela G.
- Abstract
Background and aims: This study investigated whether young university students with neck pain (NP) have postural control deficits when compared to sex and agematched asymptomatic subjects. Methods: Centre of pressure (COP) sway area, velocity, anterior-posterior and mediolateral distances were measured in participants with (n = 27) and without (n = 27) neck pain for different combinations of static standing (narrow stance, tandem stance and single leg stance) and measurement time (90, 60, 30 and 15 s) with eyes closed using a force plate. Additionally, static and dynamic clinical tests of postural control were used. Results: No significant between group differences were found for the COP measurements (p > 0.05). However, individuals with subclinical NP were more likely to fail the 90 s tandem test (p < 0.05) in the force plate and univariate comparisons revealed significant between group differences in the tandem and single leg stance clinical test measurements. Conclusions: Taken together, the inconsistent results might suggest an emerging postural control deficit in university students with low disability and low intensity chronic idiopathic NP.
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 2, p295
- ISSN
1877-8860
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/sjpain-2017-0172