ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2011
Neck pain and postural balance among workers with high postural demands - a cross-sectional study.
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- Sensorimotor tests in patients with neck pain and its associated disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of local treatment with and without sensorimotor and balance exercise in individuals with neck pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Trial
- Background, design and conceptual model of the cluster randomized multiple-component workplace study: FRamed Intervention to Decrease Occupational Muscle pain - "FRIDOM".BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Specific exercise training for reducing neck and shoulder pain among military helicopter pilots and crew members: a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Trial
- A conceptual model for worksite intelligent physical exercise training--IPET--intervention for decreasing life style health risk indicators among employees: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2014Trial
- The Interplay of Metabolic Dysfunction, Neuroinflammation, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Balance Impairment: Insights from Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Alzheimer's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Reliability of the Second and Third Iterations of the Sensory-Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire in a Subclinical Neck Pain Population.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Changes in cerebral cortex activation during upright standing tasks in individuals with chronic neck pain: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Exploring the clinical utility of postural outcome tools for back and neck pain clinical outcomes: a systematic scoping review.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Known-Group Validity and Sensitivity to Change in the Sensory-Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire in Individuals with Neck Pain: A Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Analysis of posture and balance impairments in individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain-an observational study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Development of the Sensory-Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire and Pilot Reliability Testing.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Validity and reliability of the Balance Error Score System (BESS) Thai version in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain.PloS one · 2024Article
- The association of reactive balance control and spinal curvature under lumbar muscle fatigue.PeerJ · 2021Article
- Prevalence and potential risk factors of flight-related neck, shoulder and low back pain among helicopter pilots and crewmembers: a questionnaire-based study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Evidence for a general stiffening motor control pattern in neck pain: a cross sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Article
- Seven cervical sensorimotor control tests measure different skills in individuals with chronic idiopathic neck pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
- Normative data for the balance error scoring system for patients with chronic neck pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundNeck pain is related to impaired postural balance among patients and is highly prevalent among workers with high postural demands, for example, cleaners. We therefore hypothesised, that cleaners with neck pain suffer from postural dysfunction. This cross-sectional study tested if cleaners with neck pain have an impaired postural balance compared with cleaners without neck pain.
methodsPostural balance of 194 cleaners with (n = 85) and without (N = 109) neck pain was studied using three different tests. Success or failure to maintain the standing position for 30 s in unilateral stance was recorded. Participants were asked to stand on a force platform for 30 s in the Romberg position with eyes open and closed. The centre of pressure of the sway was calculated, and separated into a slow (rambling) and fast (trembling) component. Subsequently, the 95% confidence ellipse area (CEA) was calculated. Furthermore a perturbation test was performed.
resultsMore cleaners with neck pain (81%) failed the unilateral stance compared with cleaners without neck pain (61%) (p < 0.01). However, the risk of failure in unilateral stance was statistically elevated in cleaners with concurrent neck/low back pain compared to cleaners without neck/low back pain (p < 0.01), whereas pain at only neck or only low back did not increase the risk. Impaired postural balance, measured as CEA (p < 0.01), rambling (p < 0.05) and trembling (p < 0.05) was observed among cleaners with neck pain in comparison with cleaners without neck pain in the Romberg position with eyes closed, but not with eyes open.
conclusionsPostural balance is impaired among cleaners with neck pain and the current study suggests a particular role of the slow component of postural sway. Furthermore, the unilateral stance test is a simple test to illustrate functional impairment among cleaners with concurrent neck and low back pain.
trial registrationISRCTN96241850.
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