ArticleJournal of healthcare engineering2017
The Influence of Natural Head Position on the Cervical Sagittal Alignment.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sagittal balance of the cervical spine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Pooled it
- Cervical Oculopathy: The Cervical Spine Etiology of Visual Symptoms and Eye Diseases-A Hypothesis Exploring Mechanisms Linking the Neck and the Eye.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The ligamentous cervical instability etiology of human disease from the forward head-facedown lifestyle: emphasis on obstruction of fluid flow into and out of the brain.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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- Comparison of spinal column alignment and autonomic nervous activity using the intersegmental tenderness test in the segment above.Journal of physical therapy science · 2021Article
- Correlation of supine MRI and standing radiographs for cervical sagittal balance in myelopathy patients: a cross-sectional study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study investigated the relationship between the parameters related to the natural head position and cervical segmental angles and alignment of patients with neck pain. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe lateral radiographs of the cervical spine were collected from 103 patients and were used to retrospectively analyze the correlation between the natural head position, cervical local sagittal angles, and alignment. Sagittal measurements were as follows: cervical curvature classification, slope of McGregor's line (McGS), local sagittal angles (C0-C2 angle, C2-C5 angle, C5-C7 angle, and C2-C7 angle), T1 slope, center of gravity of the head to sagittal vertical axis (CG-C7 SVA), and local sagittal alignment (C0-C2 SVA and C2-C7 SVA).
resultsMcGS was significantly correlated to C0-C2 angle (
conclusionsA backward shift with an extended head position may accompany a relatively normal curvature of the cervical spine. The effect of posture control in relieving abnormal mechanical state of the cervical spine needs to be further confirmed by biomechanical analysis.
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