Table 4 Group comparisons of head steadiness, trajectory movement control, and postural sway
From: Evidence for a general stiffening motor control pattern in neck pain: a cross sectional study
Neck pain | Healthy controls | n=NP/HC | p1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Head steadiness | ||||
INF Low load | ||||
Angular velocity (°/s) | 1.3 (1.2-1.4) | 1.7 (1.6-1.8) | 75/90 | <0.01 |
INF High Load | ||||
Angular velocity (°/s) | 2.8 (2.6-2.9) | 4.5 (4.3-4.7) | 73/91 | <0.01 |
Trajectory movement control | ||||
FOE Low speed | ||||
Point deviation (cm) | 3.4 (3.1-3.7) | 3.8 (3.4-4.1) | 75/89 | 0.17 |
FOE High speed | ||||
Point deviation (cm) | 4.4 (4.1-4.8) | 5.2 (4.8-5.6) | 75/91 | <0.01 |
FOE Standing, low speed | ||||
Point deviation (cm) | 2.9 (2.6-3.1) | 3.3 (3.0-3.6) | 74/91 | 0.02 |
The Fly test | ||||
PD test 1A (cm) | 2.2 (2.0-2.4) | 2.5 (2.3-2.7) | 75/89 | 0.03 |
PD test 1B (cm) | 2.1 (2.0-2.2) | 2.1 (2.0-2.3) | 75/89 | 0.63 |
PD test 2A (cm) | 3.1 (2.9-3.3) | 3.3 (3.1-3.5) | 74/88 | 0.33 |
PD test 2B (cm) | 2.8 (2.7-3.0) | 2.8 (2.6-2.9) | 75/83 | 0.64 |
Postural sway | ||||
Sway area EO (cm2) | 3.0 (2.4-3.5) | 2.7 (2.2-3.3) | 72/90 | 0.53 |
Sway area EC (cm2) | 2.5 (2.0-3.1) | 2.0 (1.7-2.3) | 72/87 | 0.12 |
Sway area EOB (cm2) | 11.0 (9.7-12.3) | 8.1 (7.4-8.7) | 73/91 | <0.01 |
Sway area FOE (cm2) | 4.3 (3.3-5.2) | 5.9 (4.2-7.5) | 73/48 | 0.09 |