ArticlePhysiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2015
Evaluating the reliability of a novel neck-strength assessment protocol for healthy adults using self-generated resistance with a hand-held dynamometer.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Electrical Dry Needling and Therapeutic Exercise Versus Therapeutic Exercise in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Test-Retest Reliability of Cervical Strength Testing Protocols with Handheld Dynamometer in Prepubertal and Pubertal Untrained Boys.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- A comparison of conventional intervention and home-based approach with head-mounted device for cervical spondylotic myelopathy after surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating a 14-week neck strengthening protocol for neuromuscular indicators associated with head and neck trauma.Sports medicine and health science · 2025Article
- The safety and feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with conservative treatment for patients with cervicogenic headaches: A double-blinded randomized control study protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2024Article
- Sex differences in cervical disc height and neck muscle activation during manipulation of external load from helmets.Experimental physiology · 2024Article
- Head Kinematics and Injury Analysis in Elite Bobsleigh Athletes Throughout a World Cup Tour.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Efficacy of neck muscle activation versus strengthening for adults with chronic cervical radiculopathy: a study protocol for a randomised clinical trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- The Effect of Exercise-Induced Central Fatigue on Cervical Spine Joint Position Error, Strength, and Endurance.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Intra and Inter-Rater Reliability of a Novel Isometric Test of Neck Strength.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A clinical test to assess isometric cervical strength in chronic whiplash associated disorder (WAD): a reliability study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Spinal cord gray matter atrophy is associated with functional decline in post-polio syndrome.European journal of neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the intra- and inter-session test-retest agreement of a novel neck-strength assessment protocol using a hand-held dynamometer.
backgroundA literature review found a lack of neck-strength assessment protocols that are both portable and reliable. Hand-held dynamometry is a portable and inexpensive method of assessing muscle strength, but it is not commonly used for neck-strength assessment.
methodsA hand-held dynamometer was used to evaluate neck strength in 30 healthy participants. The device measured maximum force in cervical flexion, extension, side flexion, side flexion with rotation, and pure rotation, using the ipsilateral hand to apply isometric resistance over 3 seconds. Three measurements were taken over 6-8 days.
resultsTest-retest intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) showed high reliability, ranging from 0.94 to 0.97 for all tested directions from Trial 1 to Trial 2 (intra-session reliability, ICC [2,1], absolute). ICC values demonstrated good to high inter-session reliability, ranging from 0.87 to 0.95 for all tested directions from Trial 1 to Trial 3 (ICC [2,1], absolute).
conclusionThe results suggest that the five test positions of the neck and upper-quadrant strength assessment protocol can be performed using hand-held dynamometry with good to high reliability.
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