An observational study in Neck Pain, sponsored by Changhua Christian Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-11-13.
Sponsored by Changhua Christian Hospital · Observational
Ossification of nuchal ligament often observed in patient with chronic neck pain, previous study showed ossification of nuchal ligament was associated with cervical spondylosis and radiculopathy. Patient with chronic neck pain was divided into two groups according to the presence of ossification of nuchal ligament on cervical radiographic images.
This study is to evaluate and compare the neck function including range of motion, neck strength and pressure pain threshold, radiography characteristics and functional disability between two groups.
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This study's enrollment of 68 is below the median of 90 across 213 observational studies indexed under Neck Pain.
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patient with chronic neck pain
Exclusion Criteria:
check neck function, radiography characteristics and complete functional disability questionnaire
Other: no intervention was used in this observational study
check neck function, radiography characteristics and complete functional disability questionnaire
Other: no intervention was used in this observational study
Degrees of cervical range of motion
active range of motion in flexion, extension,lateral bending and rotation direction with Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) instrument
Time frame: 1 day ( first visit)
Angles of cervical lordotic curve at C2-C7 on cervical x-ray
measured by both modified Cobb method and Harrison posterior tangent method at C2-C7 in every participants
Time frame: within one week after first visit
Scores of functional disability as a measure of effects of neck pain on daily living
neck disability index (NDI) with 10-item scaled questionnaire
Time frame: 1 day ( first visit)
The values of neck flexor, extensor, lateral bending and rotation strength
measured with a handheld dynamometer
Time frame: 1 day ( first visit)
The values of pressure pain threshold as a measure of participants' pain sensitivity
Pressure gauge algometer was applied to bilateral upper trapezius
Time frame: 1 day ( first visit)
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