Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1203
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Can parameters of the helical axis be measured reliably during active cervical movements?
Authors: Barbero, Marco
Falla, Deborah
Clijsen, Ron
Ghirlanda, Filippo
Schneebeli, Alessandro
Ernst, Markus
Cescon, Corrado
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-1203
10.1016/j.math.2016.10.008
Published in: Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
Volume(Issue): 27
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Elsevier
ISSN: 2468-7812
2468-8630
Language: English
Subject (DDC): 615.82: Physical therapy
617: Surgery
Abstract: Convex hull area (CHA) and mean angle (MA) have been proposed to describe the behaviour of the helical axis during joint kinematics. This study investigates the intra- and inter-session reliability of CHA and MA during active movements of the cervical spine. Twenty-seven healthy volunteers (19 women) aged 23 ± 2.8 years participated. Each volunteer was tested on two sessions. All participants were instructed to perform the following active movements of the cervical spine: rotation, flexion/extension and lateral bending, each performed to full range and repeated ten consecutive times. Cervical movements were registered with an electromagnetic tracking system. For each participant, each movement and each session, range of motion (ROM), CHA and MA were extracted. ROM showed high intra- and inter-session reliability during all cervical spine movements using this method. Overall, the intra- and inter-session reliability of the helical axis parameters varied depending on the movement direction and ranged from fair to almost perfect. The intra- and inter-session reliability of CHA and MA were almost perfect during rotation whereas the intra- and inter-session reliability of CHA was substantial during lateral bending and intra- and inter-session reliability of MA ranged from fair to substantial during flexion/extension and lateral bending. This is the first study to evaluate the reliability of helical axis measures during active movements of the cervical spine. The results show that CHA and MA are promising descriptors of cervical kinematics which could be applied in future studies to evaluate neck function in patients with cervical spine disorders.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1201
Fulltext version: Accepted version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Physiotherapy (IPT)
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Barbero, M., Falla, D., Clijsen, R., Ghirlanda, F., Schneebeli, A., Ernst, M., & Cescon, C. (2017). Can parameters of the helical axis be measured reliably during active cervical movements? Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 27. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1203
Barbero, M. et al. (2017) ‘Can parameters of the helical axis be measured reliably during active cervical movements?’, Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 27. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1203.
M. Barbero et al., “Can parameters of the helical axis be measured reliably during active cervical movements?,” Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 27, 2017, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1203.
BARBERO, Marco, Deborah FALLA, Ron CLIJSEN, Filippo GHIRLANDA, Alessandro SCHNEEBELI, Markus ERNST und Corrado CESCON, 2017. Can parameters of the helical axis be measured reliably during active cervical movements? Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 2017. Bd. 27. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-1203
Barbero, Marco, Deborah Falla, Ron Clijsen, Filippo Ghirlanda, Alessandro Schneebeli, Markus Ernst, and Corrado Cescon. 2017. “Can Parameters of the Helical Axis Be Measured Reliably during Active Cervical Movements?” Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 27. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1203.
Barbero, Marco, et al. “Can Parameters of the Helical Axis Be Measured Reliably during Active Cervical Movements?” Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 27, 2017, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1203.


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