Background. Neck pain can affect cervical functions: reduce cervical range ofmotion, muscle strength and endurance. Recently, increasing attention has beenpaid to the assessment of proprioception in individuals with neck pain. It is belie-ved that neck proprioception dysfunction can be linked with neck pain, reducedcervical range-of-motion, muscles strength and endurance.The aim of research was to assess neck dysfunction and proprioception relationship with neck muscle functions, cervical range of motion in individuals withneck pain.Methods. Thirty fve neck pain patients participated in this survey. Neck painintensity was evaluated using a visual analogue pain scale, neck position sense,cervical active range of motion, cervical muscle strength using Lafayette handhelddynamometer, cervical muscle strength endurance were also evaluated in this study. The statistical analyses were performed. The averages and standard deviationswere calculated. Averages were compared with the norm rates. Spearman’s andPearson’s correlations were used for relationship assessment.Results. The neck position sense and cervical active range of motion statistically signifcantly differed from the norm. There was a difference between lateralneck flexion to the right and to the left – 18° (p < 0.05). The left neck rotationmuscles were stronger than the right ones (p < 0.05). Neck extensors had greaterendurance than neck flexors for 94.69 seconds (p < 0.05). A statistically signifcantinverse relationship was found between pain and muscle strength, endurance, andcervical flexion range of motion (p < 0.05). The neck position sense did not correlate with pain. Neck extension position sense negatively correlated with neck muscle group strength endurance (p < 0.05).Conclusions. Individuals with neck pain had neck position sense impairment,muscle imbalance between neck flexors and extensors, and reduced all cervicalranges of motion. With increasing neck pain, intensity muscle strength, muscleendurance, cervical flexion range of motion decreased, but the neck position sense did not correlate with pain. Neck extension position sense was related with all neck muscle group strength endurance.
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