Table 8 Outcome Summary for Acceleration variables
From: Head kinematics in patients with neck pain compared to asymptomatic controls: a systematic review
Mean Acceleration | |||||
Summary of findings for INP: • Decreased mean acceleration in INP patients compared to healthy controls • Level of evidence: limited | |||||
Publication | Sample | Task | Task specifications | Results compared to C | Risk of Bias |
Tsang et al. [78] | INP 34 C 34 | Unconstrained | Speed: Self-preferred Directions: FLEX/EXT, ROT, LFLEX | Decreased in INP | moderate |
Peak Acceleration | |||||
Summary of findings for INP: • Inconsistent findings on peak acceleration in INP patients compared to healthy controls • Level of evidence: conflicting Summary of findings for WAD: • Decreased peak acceleration in WAD patients compared to healthy controls • Level of evidence: moderate | |||||
Publication | Sample | Task | Task specifications | Results compared to C | Risk of Bias |
Baydal-Bertomeu et al. [57] | WAD 30 C 29 | Unconstrained | Speed: Self-preferred Direction: FLEX/EXT | Decreased in WAD | moderate |
Tsang et al. [79] | INP 30 C 30 | Functional | Speed: Self- preferred Task: Predictable Function: Lifting a 2 kg weight by one hand from a desk to a shelf | Decreased in INP | moderate |
Vikne et al. [80] | WAD 15 C 15 | Unconstrained | Speed: Slow(S), preferred (P), max (MAX) Directions: FLEX/EXT | Decreased in WAD for FBN in S Decreased in WAD for EFN and FBN in P Decreased in WAD for all directions in MAX | moderate |
Hage et al. [63] | INP 9 C 15 | Head aiming; Pointing | Speed: as fast as possible Targets: predictable Directions: ROT | No significant differences | high |
Peak Deceleration | |||||
Summary of findings for INP: • No difference on peak deceleration in INP patients compared to healthy controls • Level of evidence: very limited Summary of findings for WAD: • Decreased peak deceleration in WAD patients compared to healthy controls in maximal speed condition • Level of evidence: limited | |||||
Vikne et al. [80] | WAD 15 C 15 | Unconstrained | Speed: Slow(S), preferred (P), max (MAX) Directions: FLEX/EXT | Decreased in WAD for EFN in S Decreased in WAD for EFN and FBN in P Decreased in WAD for all directions in MAX | moderate |
Hage et al. [63] | INP 9 C 15 | Head aiming; Pointing | Speed: as fast as possible Targets: predictable Directions: ROT | No significant differences | high |
Magnitude of Circumduction Vectors (MCV) | |||||
Summary of findings for NP: • Decreased MCV in NP patients compared to healthy controls • Level of evidence: very limited | |||||
Publication | Sample | Task | Task specifications | Results compared to C | Risk of Bias |
Zhou et al. [83] | NP 28 C 23 | Unconstrained | Speed: Self-preferred Direction: Circumduction | Decreased in NP | high |