Assessment of motion in the cervico-thoracic spine in patients with subacute whiplash-associated disorders

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 418-425

  Käll, Lina Bunketorp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical range of motion; Fear of movement (re)injury; Pain; Whiplash associated disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACIC SPINE; WHIPLASH INJURY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 44949250967     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0180     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Spitzer WO, Skovron ML, Salmi LR, Cassidy JD, Duranceau J, Suissa S, et al. Scientific monograph of the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders: redefining "whiplash" and its management. Spine 1995; 20: 1S-73S.
2. Kasch H, Stengaard-Pedersen K, Arendt-Nielsen L, Staehelin Jensen T. Headache, neck pain, and neck mobility after acute whiplash injury: a prospective study. Spine 2001; 26: 1246-1251.
3. Prushansky T, Pevzner E, Gordon C, Dvir Z. Performance of cervical motion in chronic whiplash patients and healthy subjects: the case of atypical patients. Spine 2006; 31: 37-43.
4. Sterling M, Jull G, Vicenzino B, Kenardy J, Darnell R. Development of motor system dysfunction following whiplash injury. Pain 2003; 103: 65-73.
5. Kasch H, Bach FW, Jensen TS. Handicap after acute whiplash injury: a 1-year prospective study of risk factors. Neurology 2001; 56: 1637-1643.
6. Antonaci F, Bulgheroni M, Ghirmai S, Lanfranchi S, Dalla Toffola E, Sandrini G, et al. 3D kinematic analysis and clinical evaluation of neck movements in patients with whiplash injury. Cephalalgia 2002; 22: 533-542.
7. Kaale BR, Krakenes J, Albrektsen G, Wester K. Active range of motion as an indicator for ligament and membrane lesions in the upper cervical spine after a whiplash trauma. J Neurotrauma 2007; 24: 713-721.
8. Norlander S, Aste-Norlander U, Nordgren B, Sahlstedt B. A clinical method for measuring segmental flexion mobility in the cervico-thoracic spine and a model for classification. Scand J Rehabil Med 1995; 27: 89-98.
9. Van Mameren H, Drukker J, Sanches H, Beursgens J. Cervical spine motion in the sagittal plane (I) range of motion of actually performed movements, an X-ray cinematographic study. Eur J Morphol 1990; 28: 47-68.
10. Knuttson F. The instability associated with disc generation in the lumbar spine. Acta Radiol 1944; 25: 593-609.
11. Norlander S, Aste-Norlander U, Nordgren B, Sahlstedt B. Mobility in the cervico-thoracic motion segment: an indicative factor of musculo-skeletal neck-shoulder pain. Scand J Rehabil Med 1996; 28: 183-192.
12. Norlander S, Nordgren B. Clinical symptoms related to musculo-skeletal neck-shoulder pain and mobility in the cervico-thoracic spine. Scand J Rehabil Med 1998; 30: 243-251.
13. Klein GN, Mannion AF, Panjabi MM, Dvorak J. Trapped in the neutral zone: another symptom of whiplash-associated disorder? Eur Spine J 2001; 10: 141-148.
14. Bunketorp L, Lindh M, Carlsson J, Stener-Victorin E. The effectiveness of a supervised physical training model tailored to the individual needs of patients with whiplash-associated disorders - a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2006; 20: 201-217.
15. Tousignant M, de Bellefeuille L, O'Donoughue S, Grahovac S. Criterion validity of the cervical range of motion (CROM) goniometer for cervical flexion and extension. Spine 2000; 25: 324-330.
16. Kapandji IA, editor. The physiology of the joints. Vol. 3: Churchill Livingstone; 1970.
17. Norlander S, Aste-Norlander U, Nordgren B, Sahlstedt B. A clinical method for measuring the distribution of segmental flexion mobility in the cervico-thoracic spine. Ups J Med Sci 1995; 100: 151-160.
18. Lagerstrom C, Nordgren B. On the reliability and usefulness of methods for grip strength measurement. Scand J Rehabil Med 1998; 30: 113-119.
19. Carlsson AM. Assessment of chronic pain. I. Aspects of the reliability and validity of the visual analogue scale. Pain 1983; 16: 87-101.
20. Wewers ME, Lowe NK. A critical review of visual analogue scales in the measurement of clinical phenomena. Res Nurs Health 1990; 13: 227-236.
21. Lundeberg T, Lund I, Dahlin L, Borg E, Gustafsson C, Sandin L, et al. Reliability and responsiveness of three different pain assessments. J Rehabil Med 2001; 33: 279-283.
22. Lund I, Lundeberg T, Kowalski J, Sandberg L, Budh CN, Svensson E. Evaluation of variations in sensory and pain threshold assessments by electrocutaneous stimulation. Physiother Theory Pract 2005; 21: 81-92.
23. Stener-Victorin E, Kowalski J, Lundeberg T. A new highly reliable instrument for the assessment of pre- and postoperative gynecological pain. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 151-157, table of contents.
24. Lundberg MKE, Styf J, Carlsson GC. A psychometric evaluation of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia - from a physiotherapeutic perspective. Physiother Theory Pract 2004; 20: 121-133.
25. Bunketorp L, Carlsson J, Kowalski J, Stener-Victorin E. Evaluating the reliability of multi-item scales: a non-parametric approach to the ordered categorical structure of data collected with the Swedish version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia and the Self-Efficacy Scale. J Rehabil Med 2005; 37: 330-334.
26. Norlander S, Gustavsson BA, Lindell J, Nordgren B. Reduced mobility in the cervico-thoracic motion segment - a risk factor for musculoskeletal neck-shoulder pain: a two-year prospective follow-up study. Scand J Rehabil Med 1997; 29: 167-174.
27. Andersson G. Biomechanics of the lumbar spine. Clin Rheumatic Dis 1980; 6: 37-49.
28. Kristjansson E, Leivseth G, Brinckmann P, Frobin W. Increased sagittal plane segmental motion in the lower cervical spine in women with chronic whiplash-associated disorders, grades I-II: a case-control study using a new measurement protocol. Spine 2003; 28: 2215-2221.
29. Puglisi F, Ridi R, Cecchi F, Bonelli A, Ferrari R. Segmental vertebral motion in the assessment of neck range of motion in whiplash patients. Int J Legal Med 2004; 118: 235-239.
30. Lund JP, Donga R, Widmer CG, Stohler CS. The pain-adaptation model: a discussion of the relationship between chronic musculoskeletal pain and motor activity. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1991; 69: 683-694.
31. George SZ, Fritz JM, Erhard RE. A comparison of fear-avoidance beliefs in patients with lumbar spine pain and cervical spine pain. Spine 2001; 26: 2139-2145.
32. Hagen KB, Harms-Ringdahl K, Enger NO, Hedenstad R, Morten H. Relationship between subjective neck disorders and cervical spine mobility and motion-related pain in male machine operators. Spine 1997; 22: 1501-1507.
33. Jordan A, Mehlsen J, Ostergaard K. A comparison of physical characteristics between patients seeking treatment for neck pain and age-matched healthy people. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1997; 20: 468-475.
34. Ylinen J, Takala EP, Kautiainen H, Nykanen M, Hakkinen A, Pohjolainen T, et al. Association of neck pain, disability and neck pain during maximal effort with neck muscle strength and range of movement in women with chronic non-specific neck pain. Eur J Pain 2004; 8: 473-478.
35. Krakenes J, Kaale BR, Moen G, Nordli H, Gilhus NE, Rorvik J. MRI assessment of the alar ligaments in the late stage of whiplash injury - a study of structural abnormalities and observer agreement. Neuroradiology 2002; 44: 617-624.