dc.contributor.author | Woodhouse, Astrid | |
dc.contributor.author | Liljebäck, Pål | |
dc.contributor.author | Vasseljen, Ottar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-24T11:37:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-24T11:37:42Z | |
dc.date.created | 2010-01-18T17:30:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2010, 42 (1), 35-41. | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.issn | 1650-1977 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2461788 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: While sensorimotor alterations have been observed in patients with neck pain, it is uncertain whether such changes distinguish whiplash-associated disorders from chronic neck pain without trauma. The aim of this study was to investigate head steadiness during isometric neck flexion in subjects with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), those with chronic non-traumatic neck pain and healthy subjects. Associations with fatigue and effects of pain and dizziness were also investigated.
Methods: Head steadiness in terms of head motion velocity was compared in subjects with whiplash (n=59), non-traumatic neck pain (n=57) and healthy controls (n=57) during 2 40-s isometric neck flexion tests; a high load test and a low load test. Increased velocity was expected to reflect decreased head steadiness.
Results: The whiplash group showed significantly decreased head steadiness in the low load task compared with the other 2 groups. The difference was explained largely by severe levels of neck pain and dizziness. No group differences in head steadiness were found in the high load task.
Conclusion: Reduced head steadiness during an isometric holding test was observed in a group of patients with whiplash-associated disorders. Decreased head steadiness was related to severe pain and dizziness. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Foundation for Rehabilitation Information | nb_NO |
dc.rights | Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Reduced head steadiness in whiplash compared with non-traumatic neck pain | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 35-41 | nb_NO |
dc.source.volume | 42 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | nb_NO |
dc.source.issue | 1 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2340/16501977-0484 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 342370 | |
dc.description.localcode | © 2010 The Authors. Under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) | nb_NO |
cristin.unitcode | 194,65,20,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for samfunnsmedisin | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | postprint | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |