Sensorimotor tests, such as movement control and laterality judgment accuracy, in persons with recurrent neck pain and controls. A case-control study

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 555-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Elsig ◽  
Hannu Luomajoki ◽  
Martin Sattelmayer ◽  
Jan Taeymans ◽  
Amir Tal-Akabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Judgment Accuracy ◽  
Laterality Judgment ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Chronic Neck Pain and Whiplash: A Case-Control Study of the Relationship between Acute Whiplash Injuries and Chronic Neck Pain

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D Freeman ◽  
Arthur C Croft ◽  
Annette M Rossignol ◽  
Christopher J Centeno ◽  
Whitney L Elkins
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Whiplash Injuries ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Control Study

The authors undertook a case-control study of chronic neck pain and whiplash injuries in nine states in the United States to determine whether whiplash injuries contributed significantly to the population of individuals with chronic neck and other spine pain.Four hundred nineteen patients and 246 controls were randomly enrolled. Patients were defined as individuals with chronic neck pain, and controls as those with chronic back pain. The two groups were surveyed for cause of chronic pain as well as demographic information. The two groups were compared using an exposure-odds ratio. Forty-five per cent of the patients attributed their pain to a motor vehicle accident. An OR of 4.0 and 2.1 was calculated for men and women, respectively.Based on the results of the present study, it reasonable to infer that a significant proportion of individuals with chronic neck pain in the general population were originally injured in a motor vehicle accident.

scholarly journals Case-control study on regular Ba Duan Jin practice for patients with chronic neck pain

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 360-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Yuan Wang ◽  
Hong Guo ◽  
Ling Tang ◽  
Jing Meng ◽  
Li-yun Hu
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Sensorimotor and Body Perception Assessments of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meier Raphael ◽  
Christine Emch ◽  
Claudia Wolf ◽  
Fabian Pfeiffer ◽  
Andre Meichtry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Body Perception ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Background: Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. It leads to major costs in health care systems and causes significant personal and social burdens. Current research focuses on the processes of the central nervous system such as cortical changes in pain perception to discover new and more efficient ways to treat chronic low back pain (CLBP). Several clinical tests have been suggested that might correlate with altered cortical representation. These include back-photo assessment (BPA), movement control tests (MCI) and two-point discrimination thresholds (TPD).Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether BPA, MCI and TPD tests can discriminate between CLBP patients with altered body perception and healthy controls.Design: A case-control study matched by gender and age.Methods: Using MCI, BPA and TPD tests on the lower back, thirty patients with CLBP and thirty healthy controls were investigated at one point in time. Participants were also required to complete three questionnaires: the ‘Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire’, the ‘Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale’ and the ‘Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire’. Correlations among the main covariates and odds ratios for group differences were calculated.Results: The MCI showed a statistically significant odds ratio for the presence of CLBP of 0.65 (p< 0.05), whereas TPD and BPA did not determine differences between the groups.Conclusion: The movement control test was found to be the only suitable test to discriminate CLBP patients from healthy controls.Trial registration: The study was approved by the Swiss Ethical Commission Northwest and Central Switzerland (EKNZ) and registered at 21.8.2015, reference number 2015-243.

Temporomandibular Disorders, Occlusion, and Neck Pain in Subjects with Facial Pain: A Case-Control Study

CRANIO® ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsi Sipilä ◽  
Paavo Zitting ◽  
Pertti Siira ◽  
Päivi Laukkanen ◽  
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Temporomandibular Disorders ◽  
Facial Pain ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Identification of the optimal points for the acupuncture treatment of neck pain in China: protocol for a multicenter, matched, case-control study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e029194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingsheng Sun ◽  
Siyuan Tao ◽  
Guoyan Geng ◽  
Jieru Peng ◽  
Xingsha Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Threshold ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Pressure Pain Threshold ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Body Regions ◽  
Matched Case ◽  
Matched Case Control Study ◽  
Control Study

IntroductionNeck pain (NP) is a common condition that can be effectively treated by acupuncture. However, several treatment point prescriptions (ie, local acupoints, distal acupoints, and sensitised acupoints) may be used. The present study aims to identify the types of sensitisation and the distribution of sensitised points in patients with NP, to analyse the cut-off values and sensitisation rate for acupoint sensitisation, and to summarise the dominant forms of optimally sensitised points. This information will be helpful when choosing the optimal points to treat NP.Methods and analysisThis multicentre, matched, case–control study will enrol 224 patients with NP, and 224 age-matched and sex-matched healthy participants as controls. Body surface temperature, mechanical pain threshold, pressure pain threshold and skin resistance will be assessed at the 15 acupoints most frequently used to treat NP, and at the five body regions in which pain occurs most frequently. Hypothesis testing will be used to compare the differences in variables between cases and controls. In addition, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis will be used to explore the cut-off values of the sensitive states of heat, pain and electrical resistance, which indicate sensitisation of the acupoint. The optimal points will be comprehensively determined by the acupoint sensitisation rate and OR.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval of this study has been granted by the Research Ethical Committee of the Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ID: 2018 KL-016). The outcomes of the study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registrationChiCTR1800016220.

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