RT Journal Article
T1 Perceived pain and disability but not fear of movement are associated with altered cervical kinematics in people with acute neck pain following a whiplash injury.
A1 Alalawi, Ahmed
A1 Luque-Suarez, Alejandro
A1 Fernandez-Sanchez, Manuel
A1 Tejada-Villalba, Ruben
A1 Navarro-Martin, Rafael
A1 Devecchi, Valter
A1 Gallina, Alessio
A1 Falla, Deborah
K1 Kinematics
K1 Movement analysis
K1 Neck pain
K1 Smoothness
K1 Velocity
K1 Whiplash
AB To determine if measures of cervical kinematics are altered in people with acute whiplash associated disorders (WAD) and secondarily, to examine whether kinematic variables are associated with self-reported outcomes. We recruited people with acute WAD within 15 days after a motor vehicle collision and asymptomatic control participants. All participants performed active neck movements at a self-determined velocity. Maximal range of motion (ROM), peak and mean velocity of movement, smoothness of movement, and cervical joint position error were assessed. Moreover, self-reported measures of perceived pain and disability, pain catastrophising, and fear of movement were obtained. Sixty people participated: 18 with acute WAD (mean age [SD] 38.7 [12.0]) and 42 as asymptomatic controls (mean age [SD] 38.4 [10.2]). Participants with acute WAD showed significantly decreased ROM in all movement directions (p  Participants with acute WAD presented with altered cervical kinematics compared to asymptomatic participants. Several measures of cervical kinematics were associated with the level of pain and disability in people with acute WAD but not their fear of movement.
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/22398
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/22398
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025