کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2621632 | 1135703 | 2006 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Reliability of a Clinical Test for Deep Cervical Flexor Endurance Reliability of a Clinical Test for Deep Cervical Flexor Endurance](/preview/png/2621632.png)
ObjectiveEndurance deficiencies of the deep cervical flexors are associated with pain, increased lordosis, and headache. A need exists for reliable clinical tests of flexor endurance. This study determined intrarater and interrater reliability of such a test in persons without neck pain.MethodsTwenty-seven subjects (aged 20-35 years) without a history of neck pain or injury were tested. Supine subjects were timed in maintaining a position involving two components: (1) craniovertebral flexion (chin tuck) and (2) lower cervical flexion (holding the occiput at a fixed height). Each subject was examined twice by 3 different examiners with 1 to 2 days between trials.ResultsWhen two values were averaged, interrater reliability for the 3 testers was 0.83, 0.85, and 0.88. Intrarater reliability values were 0.78 and 0.85 for tests 1 and 2, respectively.ConclusionsThe flexor endurance test showed good intertester and intratester reliability when two values were averaged and, thus, may represent a useful clinical tool for practitioners involved in treating and preventing neck pain.
Journal: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics - Volume 29, Issue 2, February 2006, Pages 134–138