The effects of neck muscle vibration on postural orientation and spatial perception: A systematic review

Jamal, Karim; Leplaideur, Stéphanie; Leblanche, Frédérique; Raillon, Annelise Moulinet; Honore, Thibaud

doi:10.1016/j.neucli.2019.10.003

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“…Cervical afferent input is believed to importantly contribute to postural balance [ 17 , 18 ] and eye movement control [ 19 ]. Abnormal cervical afferent input is suggested to cause disturbances in the cervico-collic and cervico-ocular reflexes, consequently negatively influencing eye movement control, especially in neck torsion maneuvers [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Relationship between Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility Measured during Dynamic Unpredictable Head Movements and Eye Movement Control or Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients

Rosker

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Kristjansson

2022

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Cervical afferent input is believed to affect postural balance and oculomotor control in neck pain patients, but its relationship to cervicocephalic kinesthesia, describing movement sense, has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of two aspects of cervicocephalic kinesthesia to postural balance and oculomotor control in neck torsion positions. Forty-three idiopathic neck pain patients referred from orthopedic outpatient clinics and forty-two asymptomatic controls were enrolled in the study. A force plate was used to measure center-of-pressure movements during parallel stances under neutral and neck torsion maneuvers. Video-oculography was used to assess eye movements during smooth pursuit neck torsion test (SPNTT), while kinesthetic awareness was measured using the Butterfly test and head-to-neutral relocation test. Multiple regression was used to describe relationships between tests. Body sway in the anterior–posterior direction was related to Butterfly parameters but less to the head-to-neutral test. A medium relationship between Butterfly parameters and gain during SPNTT, with less SPNT-difference, was observed, but not for the head-to-neutral test. It can be concluded that specific aspect of neck kinesthetic functions (i.e., movement sense) importantly contributes towards oculomotor and balance control, which is more evident under neck torsion positions in neck pain patients, but is less pronounced in asymptomatic individuals.

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Relationship between Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility Measured during Dynamic Unpredictable Head Movements and Eye Movement Control or Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients

Rosker

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Kristjansson

2022

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“…10 However, it is noteworthy that peak head-thorax separation was also reduced which raises the possibility that altered stepping may have been an indirect consequence of reducing head on body rotations rather than effects of changes in gaze per se. It is interesting to note that activation of neck proprioceptive signals, as induced by prolonged neck muscle vibration or tonic head deviation, has been shown to have a strong influence on gait trajectory orientation 5,[19][20][21] , suggesting that turning can be driven by a proprioceptive drive from neck muscle spindle 1a afferents. In combination, these studies support a role of head on trunk rotation in driving turning.…”

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“…In addition, it has been shown that both vision (via the optokinetic reflex) and neck proprioception (cervico-ocular reflex observed in vestibular patients) can also contribute to the generation, and maintenance, of eye nystagmus. 4,5 Gaze control is an integral and fundamental part of the steering synergy by which one might predict that altering gaze constraints, e.g. by fixing the head to the body, would result in changes to whole-body coordination and stepping characteristics in younger adults.…”

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The Effects of Constraining Head Rotation on Eye and Whole-Body Coordination During Standing Turns at Different Speeds

Hollands

Khobkhun

Ajjimaporn

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Journal of Applied Biomechanics

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A limitation of the ability to rotate the head with respect to the upper body has been associated with turning problems; however, the extent of head constraints on whole-body coordination has not been fully determined. The aim of this study was to limit head on body rotation and observe the effects on whole-body coordination during standing turns at various speeds. Twelve participants completed standing turns at 180°. A Vicon motion system and a BlueGain Electrooculography system were used to record movement kinematics and measure horizontal eye movements, respectively. All participants were tested at 3 randomized speeds, and under 2 conditions with or without their head constrained using a head, neck, and chest brace which restricted neck movement. A repeated-measures analysis of variance found a significant main effect of turning speed on the onset latency of all segments, peak head–thorax angular separation, and step characteristics. Constraining the head rotation had multiple significant effects including delayed onset latency and decreased intersegmental coordination defined as peak head segmental angular separations, increased total step and step duration, and decreased step size. This indicates the contribution of speed, head, and neck constraints, which have been associated with falls during turning and whole-body coordination.

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“…Taekwondo fighters continuously place their head and neck in a torsioned position, which can cause asymmetries in the neck. These can lead to altered proprioceptive feedback which is suggested to influence balance performance [16]. The first aim of this study was to investigate whether neck kinesthetic functions corelate to balance performance in taekwondo fighters and in the control group.…”

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Sport-Specific Habitual Adaptations in Neck Kinesthetic Functions Are Related to Balance Controlling Mechanisms

Rosker

Vodičar

2020

Applied Sciences

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Whilst the importance of trunk, lower and upper extremities for the efficiency of maintaining body sway is well documented, the effects of cervical spine function have been seldom investigated. Afferent information from high density proprioceptors located in the cervical spine can alter postural balance, however the effects of sport’s specific habitual adaptation on balance performance have not yet been investigated. Twenty-seven taekwondo fighters and thirty controls performed unilateral balance tasks while facing forward and during neck torsion balance test while standing on the force plate. Neck kinesthesia was measured with the Head-to-Neutral Relocation test and the Butterfly test with motion-inertial unit. Differences between balance tasks were analyzed using two-way ANOVA. Additionally, correlations between body sway parameters and neck kinesthesia were studied using Pearson correlation coefficient. No differences were found between forward facing and neck torsion balance tasks in taekwondo fighters. However, correlations were found between balance on the non-preferred leg and neck kinesthesia. On the contrary, healthy individuals presented with statistically significant differences between both balance tasks and correlations between balance and neck kinesthesia. Taekwondo fighters seem to present with habitual adaptations in balance control, that differ from non-trained individuals.

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The effects of neck muscle vibration on postural orientation and spatial perception: A systematic review

Cited by 12 publications

References 79 publications

Relationship between Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility Measured during Dynamic Unpredictable Head Movements and Eye Movement Control or Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients

Relationship between Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility Measured during Dynamic Unpredictable Head Movements and Eye Movement Control or Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients

The Effects of Constraining Head Rotation on Eye and Whole-Body Coordination During Standing Turns at Different Speeds

Sport-Specific Habitual Adaptations in Neck Kinesthetic Functions Are Related to Balance Controlling Mechanisms

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