Parâmetros de propriocepção cervical e marcha espaço-temporal em adultos com dor cervical crónica
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v69.116308Palavras-chave:
Adulto, dor crónica, dor no pescoço, marcha, propriocepçãoResumo
Objectivo: Avaliar a associação entre a propriocepção cervical e os parâmetros espaço-temporais da marcha em adultos com dor cervical crónica.
Métodos: Estudo transversal analítico com uma amostra de 37 adultos com dor cervical crónica. A propriocepção cervical foi medida através do Teste de Erro de Posição Articular. Os parâmetros espaço-temporais da marcha, incluindo a velocidade e assimetria da marcha, o comprimento da passada e a cadência, foram medidos através do Project Automation Framework (PAF) para a marcha do sistema de captura de movimentos Qualisys® Track Manager (QTM).
Resultados: Setenta e três por cento dos participantes eram mulheres, e a mediana de idades foi de 32 anos (intervalo interquartílico de 26 a 47). O erro global de posicionamento articular foi em média de 11,1 ± 2,9 graus, e 97,3% apresentaram comprometimento da propriocepção cervical. A velocidade da marcha apresentou uma média de 1,1 ± 0,1 m/s, a assimetria da marcha apresentou uma mediana de 3,4 (intervalo interquartílico: 2 a 6,9), o comprimento da passada foi de 1,3 ± 0,1 metros e a cadência foi de 98,9 ± 8,5 passos por minuto. Não foi encontrada associação entre a propriocepção cervical e a velocidade, assimetria, comprimento da passada ou cadência (p>0,05).
Discussão: Embora existam poucos estudos semelhantes, os seus resultados diferem, possivelmente devido a variações nos instrumentos utilizados, no desenho metodológico e nas características populacionais.
Conclusões: Este estudo sugere que a propriocepção cervical não está associada a parâmetros espaço-temporais da marcha, como a velocidade, assimetria, comprimento da passada e cadência, em adultos com dor cervical crónica.
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