ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2020
Smartphone Applications as a Suitable Alternative to CROM Device and Inclinometers in Assessing the Cervical Range of Motion in Patients With Nonspecific Neck Pain.
Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06051799 (Effects of Pressure Release of Myofascial Trigger Points on Mechanical Neck Pain. Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Pressure Release of Myofascial Trigger Points on Mechanical Neck Pain. Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measurement properties of smartphone applications for the measurement of neck range of motion: a systematic review and meta analyses.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Cervical Spine Range of Motion Reliability with Two Methods and Associations with Demographics, Forward Head Posture, and Respiratory Mechanics in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone Application Versus 2D Software for Joint Range of Motion Measurement: A Cross-Sectional Validation Study.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences in physical examination findings between those who present with or without headache soon after a whiplash injury: a cross-sectional study.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Article
- Reliability and measurement properties of upper cervical flexion-extension range of motion testing in people with cervicogenic headache and asymptomatic controls.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Article
- Analysis of Clinical Pattern of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Cervical and Cervico-Thoracic Regions of the Spine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Reliability and measurement error of sensorimotor tests in patients with neck pain: a systematic review.Archives of physiotherapy · 2023Review
- Reliability and Validity of A Novel Device for Evaluating the Cervical Proprioception.Pain and therapy · 2023Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Mediating Effect of Chronic Pain on the Relationship between Cervical Proprioception and Functional Balance in Elderly Individuals with Chronic Neck Pain: Mediation Analysis Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Mediation Effect of Kinesiophobia on the Relationship between Cervical Joint Position Sense and Limits of Stability in Individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Mediation Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Head-Mounted Display for Clinical Evaluation of Neck Movement Validation with Meta Quest 2.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Interexaminer Reliability and Validity of Quantity of Cervical Mobility during Online Dynamic Inspection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Test-Retest Reliability of an iPhoneInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Telemedicine-Based Pediatric Examination of the Neck and Upper Limbs: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2021Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to compare the reliabilities of the cervical range-of-motion (CROM) device and a dual digital inclinometer (as accepted clinical tools) and iPhone or Android smartphone applications (clinometer and compass; as new technologies) in measuring cervical range of motion in patients with neck pain.
methodsTwenty participants (13 women, 7 men; age 19-33 years) with neck pain persisting for at least 4 weeks were enrolled. Neck movements were measured in each participant using 4 noninvasive devices in random order.
resultsThe CROM device showed excellent intra- and interrater reliabilities in assessing cervical range of motion except in right rotation for which it showed moderate intrarater reliability. The dual digital inclinometer demonstrated moderate to excellent intra- and interrater reliabilities. Cervical range of motion measurements using iPhone applications showed good to excellent intra- and interrater reliabilities, whereas Android applications had poor to excellent intra- and interrater reliabilities. Based on the validity results, all assessment tools differed from the CROM device depending on the direction of movement, although the iPhone applications showed fewer differences than the other 2 devices.
conclusionGenerally, the CROM device showed the highest reproducibility, and iPhone applications showed more acceptable intra- and interrater reliabilities than the digital inclinometer and Android applications. The clinometer application of smartphones could be reliable in measuring frontal and sagittal cervical range of motion in patients with neck pain and in a sitting position. However, the compass application of the iPhone showed acceptable results, whereas that of the Android device could not be recommended for clinical use.
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