A novel use of inertial sensors to measure the craniocervical flexion range of motion associated to the craniocervical flexion test: an observational study
- Background The craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) is recommended when examining patients with neck pain related conditions and as a deep cervical retraining exercise option. During the execution of the CCFT the examiner should visually assess that the amount of craniocervical flexion range of motion (ROM) progressively increases. However, this task is very subjective. The use of inertial wearable sensors may be a user-friendly option to measure and objectively monitor the ROM. The objectives of our study were (1) to measure craniocervical flexion range of motion (ROM) associated with each stage of the CCFT using a wearable inertial sensor and to determine the reliability of the measurements and (2) to determine craniocervical flexion ROM targets associated with each stage of the CCFT to standardize their use for assessment and training of the deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles.
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| Author: | Tomas Perez-Fernandez, Susan Armijo-OlivoORCiD, Sonia Liebana, Pablo Jose de la Torre Ortiz, Josue Fernandez-CarneroORCiD, Rafael Raya, Aitor Martin-Pintado-Zugasti |
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| Title (English): | A novel use of inertial sensors to measure the craniocervical flexion range of motion associated to the craniocervical flexion test: an observational study |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:959-opus-63305 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00784-1 |
| ISSN: | 1743-0003 |
| Parent Title (English): | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2020 |
| Release Date: | 2024/06/14 |
| Tag: | Exercise; Headache; Movement disorders; Neck muscles; Neck pain; Reproducibility; Temporomandibular joint disorders |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Article Number: | 152 |
| Page Number: | 10 |
| Faculties: | Fakultät WiSo |
| DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 610 Medizin, Gesundheit |
| Review Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |