ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering
Development of the circumduction metric for identification of cervical motion impairment.
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- Kinematics of the Cervical Spine Under Healthy and Degenerative Conditions: A Systematic Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Head kinematics in patients with neck pain compared to asymptomatic controls: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Wearable sensor technologies for individuals with back pain: a scoping review.Pain management · 2025Article
- Torsional nystagmus and otolith dumping effects investigated by head circumduction.Journal of neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Correction: Head kinematics in patients with neck pain compared to asymptomatic controls: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Normative cervical spine kinematics of a circumduction task.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2021Article
- Paravertebral Muscle Mechanical Properties and Spinal Range of Motion in Patients with Acute Neck or Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- DYSKIMOT: An Ultra-Low-Cost Inertial Sensor to Assess Head's Rotational Kinematics in Adults during the Didren-Laser Test.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionChronic neck pain results in considerable personal, clinical, and societal burden. It consistently ranks among the top three pain-related reasons for seeking healthcare. Despite its prevalence, neck pain is difficult to both assess and treat. Quantitative approaches are required since diagnostic imaging techniques rarely provide information on movement-related neck pain, and most common clinical assessment tools are limited to single plane motion measurement.
methodsIn this study, the ability of an inertial measurement unit to document the cervical motion characteristics of 28 people with chronic neck pain and 23 healthy controls was assessed. A total of six circumduction metrics and one neck circumduction trajectory model were proposed as identification metrics.
resultsFive metrics demonstrated significant differences between the two groups. The neck circumduction trajectory model successfully distinguished between the two groups. DISCUSSION: The evaluation of the proposed metrics provides proof of concept that novel metrics can be captured with relative ease in the clinical setting using an inexpensive wearable sensor headband. The derivation of the proposed model may open new lines of inquiry into the clinical utility of assessing the multiplanar movement of cervical circumduction. The results obtained from this study also provide additional insight for the development of a sensitive, quantifiable and real-world neck evaluation strategies.
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