Cervical proprioception and spatiotemporal gait parameters in adults with chronic neck pain
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v69.116308Keywords:
Adult, chronic pain, neck pain, gait, proprioceptionAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the association between cervical proprioception and spatiotemporal gait parameters in adults with chronic neck pain.
Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study with a sample of 37 adults with chronic neck pain. Cervical proprioception was measured using the Joint Position Error Test. Spatiotemporal gait parameters, including gait velocity and asymmetry, stride length, and cadence, were measured using the Project Automation Framework (PAF) of the Qualisys® Track Manager (QTM) motion capture system.
Results: Seventy-three percent of participants were women, and the median age was 32 years (interquartile range, 26 to 47). The overall joint positioning error mean was 11.1 ± 2.9 degrees, and 97.3% had impaired neck proprioception. Gait speed had a mean of 1.1 ± 0.1 m/s, gait asymmetry had a median of 3.4 (interquartile range: 2 to 6.9), stride length was 1.3 ± 0.1 meters, and cadence was 98.9 ± 8.5 steps per minute. No association was found between cervical proprioception and speed, asymmetry, stride length, or cadence (p>0.05).
Discussion: Although there are few similar studies, their results differ, possibly due to variations in the instruments used, methodological design, and population characteristics.
Conclusions: This study suggests that cervical proprioception is not associated with spatiotemporal gait parameters such as speed, asymmetry, stride length, and cadence in adults with chronic neck pain.
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