Evaluation of Apparatus and Protocols to Measure Human Passive Neck Stiffness and Range of Motion.

Mingyue Liu, Ryan D Quarrington, Baptiste Sandoz, William S P Robertson, Claire F Jones

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Article in Annals of biomedical engineering, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mingyue LiuSchool of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8455-5115

Ryan D QuarringtonSchool of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-2482

Baptiste SandozArts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, IBHGC - Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, HESAM Université, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-2617

William S P RobertsonSchool of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7351-8378

Claire F JonesSchool of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. claire.jones@adelaide.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-1182

The University of Adelaide · AUArts et Métiers · FRRoyal Adelaide Hospital · AU

Funding

Hospital Research Foundation C-PJ-151-Exper-2019

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding of human neck stiffness and range of motion (ROM) with minimal neck muscle activation ("passive") is important for clinical and bioengineering applications. The aim of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the reliability of methods for assessing passive-lying stiffness and ROM, in six head-neck rotation directions. Six participants completed two assessment sessions. To perform passive-lying tests, the participant's head and torso were strapped to a bending (flexion, extension, lateral bending) or a rotation (axial rotation) apparatus, and clinical bed, respectively. The head and neck were manually rotated by the researcher to the participant's maximum ROM, to assess passive-lying stiffness. Participant-initiated ("active") head ROM was also assessed in the apparatus, and seated. Various measures of apparatus functionality were assessed. ROM was similar for all assessment configurations in each motion direction except flexion. In each direction, passive stiffness generally increased throughout neck rotation. Within-session reliability for stiffness (ICC > 0.656) and ROM (ICC > 0.872) was acceptable, but between-session reliability was low for some motion directions, probably due to intrinsic participant factors, participant-apparatus interaction, and the relatively low participant number. Moment-angle corridors from both assessment sessions were similar, suggesting that with greater sample size, these methods may be suitable for estimating population-level corridors.

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NeckRange of Motion, ArticularAdultFemaleHumansMaleNeck MusclesRotationActive motionCervical spineElectromyographyIn vivoMethodMotion capturePassive motionRepeatability

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PMID38658477

DOI10.1007/s10439-024-03517-w

PMCPMC11247060

OpenAlexW4395069188

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