Naslov
Impairment of proprioception after whiplash injury

Autori
Uremović, Melita ; Cvijetić, Selma ; Bošnjak-Pašić, Marija ; Šerić, Vesna ; Vidrih, Branka ; Demarin, Vida

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 31 (2007), 3; 823-827

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
whiplash injury; cervical spine; traffic accidents; proprioception

Sažetak
Whiplash injury usually occurs in traffic accidents. Persons experienced this injury might have an impairment of proprioception clinically expressed as inability to determine the exact position of their heads. The aim of this study was to examine the loss of proprioception in people who had a whiplash injury. The study included 60 subjects with cervical spine injury, aged 20 to 50 years and 60 healthy volunteers matched by sex and age. The instrument used for cervical spine mobility assessment was the Cervical Measurement System (CMS), which determines the ability of subjects to return their head in the exact position as it was before they turned it 30 degrees left or right. Patients with cervical spine injury showed significant impairment of proprioception in comparison with healthy subjects (P < 0.001). The results support the hypothesis that subject with recent cervical spine injury have incorrect perception of their head position. Therefore, their rehabilitation should include the correction of proprioception and head coordination

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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