The influence of neck pain on sensorimotor function in the elderly

The Effect of Cervical Spine Manipulation on Postural Sway in Patients With Nonspecific Neck Pain

“…These tests are commonly utilised to examine efficiency in oculomotor performance, a system that involves the cervico-collic and cervicocular reflexes which are generated by cervical afferents and work in conjunction with vestibular and visual system to coordinate stability of the head and eye movement control (Treleaven, Jull, & Grip, 2011). Interestingly, these studies also reported concurrent findings that participants with neck pain demonstrated reduced joint position sense, impaired perception of verticality and an increase in postural sway Uthaikhup et al, 2012).…”

“…Although it is not associated with trauma, insidious onset, or work related, neck pain may nevertheless provide ischemic conditions and inflammatory mediators as a result of extended periods of static, strained postures and repetitive strain (Gosselin, Rassoulian, & Brown, 2004;Windhorst, 2007). It has been suggested that impaired function of cervical proprioceptors in individuals with neck pain may be a contributing factor to the development of functional deficits such as impaired oculomotor performance, poor kinaesthetic acuity and increased postural sway Uthaikhup, Jull, Sungkarat, & Treleaven, 2012;.…”

“…In addition, individuals suffering neck pain of both traumatic, and insidious onset, have been shown to exhibit impaired performance of smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movement tests in comparison to asymptomatic controls (Gimse, Tjell, Bjôrgen, & Saunte, 1996;Treleaven, 2008b;Uthaikhup et al, 2012). These tests are commonly utilised to examine efficiency in oculomotor performance, a system that involves the cervico-collic and cervicocular reflexes which are generated by cervical afferents and work in conjunction with vestibular and visual system to coordinate stability of the head and eye movement control (Treleaven, Jull, & Grip, 2011).…”

High variability of the subjective visual vertical test of vertical perception, in some people with neck pain – Should this be a standard measure of cervical proprioception?

“…Some studies demonstrated that SVV errors are larger in those with neck pain (Grod and Diakow, 2002;Docherty et al, 2012;Uthaikhup et al, 2012). Further, it is hypothesized that people with whiplash associated disorders (WAD) will have more impairment in the SVV than those with idiopathic neck pain (INP), as individuals with WAD, especially those complaining of dizziness, are associated with greater sensorimotor dysfunction compared to those with INP in other sensorimotor measures (Treleaven et al, 2003(Treleaven et al, , 2005bField et al, 2008).…”

Spinal Disorders as a Cause of Locomotive Syndrome: The Influence on Functional Mobility and Activities of Daily Living

“…They showed that older subjects with neck pain had poorer balance, slower gait speed and cadence in the head turn condition, and longer gait cycle duration than healthy controls. Uthaiknup et al [70] also reported that older subjects with neck pain had greater sensory motor disturbances and were afraid of falls more than healthy controls despite no difference in gait speed and step numbers. These results suggest that neck pain can cause restriction of walking or social participation because of poor space perception and balance rather than because of impairment of lower extremities.…”