ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2015
The flexion-rotation test performed actively and passively: a comparison of range of motion in patients with cervicogenic headache.
Article in The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06689371 (Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Differentiating migraine, cervicogenic headache and asymptomatic individuals based on physical examination findings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of Posterior Myofascial Chain Tightness and Presence of Myofascial Trigger Points in Subjects with Cervicogenic Headache.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2026Article
- Neck pain associated with headache attributed to rhinosinusitis: an observational study.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Observational
- The diagnostic validity of the cervical side bend-rotation test for C 1/2 dysfunction.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Observational
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- Association between age, sex and cervical and upper cervical rotation tests. Descriptive and correlational study in healthy volunteers.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2023Article
- Between-week reliability of the cervical range of motion (CROM) device for upper cervical rotation.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Article
- The C0-C2 axial rotation test: normal values, intra- and inter-rater reliability and correlation with the flexion rotation test in normal subjects.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2019Article
- Linear headache: clinical characteristics of eight new cases.SpringerPlus · 2016Article
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Abstract
Limitation in cervical spine range of motion (ROM) is one criterion for diagnosis of cervicogenic headaches (CHs). The flexion-rotation test, when performed passively (FRT-P), has been shown to be a useful test in diagnosis of CH. Few investigations have examined the flexion-rotation test when performed actively (FRT-A) by the individual, and no studies have examined the FRT-A in a symptomatic population. The purpose of this study was to compare ROM during the FRT-A and FRT-P in patients with CH and asymptomatic individuals and to compare ROM between sides for these two versions of the test. Twelve patients with CH and 10 asymptomatic participants were included in the study. An eight-camera Motion Analysis system was used to measure head motion relative to the trunk during the FRT-P and the FRT-A. Cervical rotation ROM was measured in a position of full cervical flexion for both tests. No significant difference was observed between right and left sides for cervical rotation ROM during the FRT-P nor the FRT-A when performed by asymptomatic participants. In patients with CH, a significant difference was observed between sides for the FRT-P (P = 0.014); however, the FRT-A failed to reveal bilateral descrepancy in rotation ROM.
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