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Evaluation of cervical proprioceptive function: optimizing protocols and comparison between tests in normal subjects.

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  • 1McTimoney College of Chiropractic, Abingdon, United Kingdom. gswait@yahoo.co.uk

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At least six trials are needed for stable and reliable cervical joint position error and cervicocephalic kinesthesia tests. These tests do not appear to measure the same aspect of cervical proprioception.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Biomechanics
  • Physical Therapy

Background:

  • Cervical joint position error (JPE) and cervicocephalic kinesthesia tests assess cervical proprioception.
  • Limited research exists on the number of trials required for stable and reliable performance estimates.
  • The relationship between these two tests has not been previously investigated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Determine optimal protocols for cervical JPE and cervicocephalic kinesthesia tests.
  • Investigate the association between performance in these two tests.

Main Methods:

  • A test-retest design was employed with 16 healthy subjects over 3 sessions across 2 days.
  • An electromagnetic tracking system measured head repositioning and tracking errors.
  • Intraclass correlation coefficients and Pearson correlation coefficients were used to assess reliability and association.

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Main Results:

  • Stability of measures was achieved with 6 or more trials.
  • Optimal test-retest reliability for cervical JPE was observed with 5+ trials (ICC=0.73-0.84).
  • Optimal test-retest reliability for cervicocephalic kinesthesia was observed with 5+ trials (ICC=0.90-0.97).
  • No significant association was found between performance in the two tests (r=-0.476 to 0.228, P>0.05).

Conclusions:

  • At least 6 trials are recommended for optimizing stability and reliability in these tests.
  • The lack of correlation suggests cervical JPE and cervicocephalic kinesthesia are not interchangeable measures of cervical proprioception.
  • Future research will explore a broader range of tests for cervical proprioception in neck pain patients.