Validity of clinical measures of smooth pursuit eye movement control in patients with idiopathic neck pain

Daly, Laura; Giffard, Phoebe; Thomas, Lucy; Treleaven, Julia

doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2017.10.007

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“…The same procedure will be repeated, and measurements will be done by rotating the trunk on the opposite side [ 54 , 55 ]. The SPNT test parameter is the difference between the average gain in the neutral and torsioned positions [ 25 – 27 , 56 ].…”

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Effectiveness of deep cervical fascial manipulation and yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial

Bhat

Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas

et al. 2021

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Introduction Mechanical neck pain (MNP) is a commonly occurring musculoskeletal condition that is usually managed using electrical modalities, joint mobilization techniques, and therapeutic exercises, but has limited evidence of their efficacy. Pathology (densification) of the deep cervical fascia that occurs due to the increased viscosity of hyaluronic acid (HA) may induce neck pain and associated painful symptoms of the upper quarter region. Fascial manipulation (FM) and yoga poses are considered to reduce the thixotropy of the ground substances of the deep fascia and improve muscle function. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of FM and sequential yoga poses (SYP) when compared to the usual care on pain, function, and oculomotor control in MNP. Methods This FaCe-Man trial will recruit 160 patients with subacute and chronic mechanical neck pain diagnosed using predefined criteria. Participants will be randomized to either the intervention group or the usual care group, using a random allocation ratio of 1:1. Patients in the intervention group will receive FM (4 sessions in 4 weeks) and SYP (12 weeks) whereas the standard care group will receive cervical mobilization/ thoracic manipulation (4 sessions in 4 weeks) and therapeutic exercises (12 weeks). The primary outcome is the change in the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). The secondary outcomes include changes in the patient-specific functional scale and oculomotor control, myofascial stiffness, fear-avoidance behavior questionnaire, and elbow extension range of motion during neurodynamics test 1. Discussion If found effective, FM along with SYP investigated in this trial can be considered as a treatment strategy in the management of mechanical neck pain. Considering the magnitude of the problem, and the pragmatic and patient-centered approach to be followed, it is worth investigating this trial. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov CTRI/2020/01/022934. Registered on January 24, 2020 with ctri.nic.in. Clinical Trials Registry – India.

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Effectiveness of deep cervical fascial manipulation and yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial

Bhat

Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas

et al. 2021

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“…42 This procedure has shown excellent intra-rater reliability (>0.90). 42,43 The clinical assessment of the SPNT proposed by Daly, Giffard, Thomas, Treleaven 44 was used to evaluate oculomotor control. Patients were sitting on a swivel chair.…”

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Effects of dry needling of the obliquus capitis inferior on sensorimotor control and cervical mobility in people with neck pain: A double-blind, randomized sham-controlled trial

Murillo

Treleaven

Cagnie

et al. 2021

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

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“…Visual disturbances have been reported over the years in those with neck pain disorders [ 5 , 6 , 7 ]. While some visual complaints, such as blurred vision, words jumping on the page, difficulty concentrating to focus and read, are more notably reported in those with neck pain disorders then others (i.e., double vision).…”

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“…Oculomotor control of which the ability to smoothly follow a moving target with one’s eyes has been frequently investigated in clinical and research practice [ 6 ] and is altered in patients with neck pain disorders [ 5 ]. This is especially evident when the neck is torsioned to 45° to the left and to the right [ 14 , 15 ], called the smooth pursuit neck torsion test (SPNT) that has previously been identified as a reliable tool [ 16 , 17 ].…”

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Is Altered Oculomotor Control during Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test Related to Subjective Visual Complaints in Patients with Neck Pain Disorders?

Rosker

Vodičar

Kristjansson

2022

IJERPH

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Subjective visual complaints are commonly reported in patients with neck pain, but their relation to objectively measured oculomotor functions during smooth pursuit neck torsion tests (SPNTs) has not yet been investigated. The aim of the study was to analyse classification accuracy of visual symptom intensity and frequency based on SPNT results. Forty-three patients with neck pain were referred by orthopaedic outpatient clinics where they were required to fill out 16-item proformas of visual complaints. Infrared video-oculography was used to measure smooth pursuit eye movements during neutral and neck torsion positions. Parameters of gain and SPNT difference (SPNTdiff) were taken into the Naïve Bayes model as classifiers, while intensity and frequency of visual symptoms were taken as predicted class. Intensity and, to a lesser degree, frequency of visual symptoms previously associated with neck pain or focal vision disorders (computer vision syndrome) showed better classification accuracy using gain at neck torsion position, indicating cervical driven visual disturbances. Moreover, SPNTdiff presented with slightly lower classification accuracy as compared to gain at neck torsion position. Our study confirmed the relationship between cervical driven oculomotor deficits and some visual complaints (concentrating to read, words moving on page, blurred vision, difficulty judging distance, sore eyes, heavy eyes, red eyes, and eyes strain).

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Validity of clinical measures of smooth pursuit eye movement control in patients with idiopathic neck pain

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Effectiveness of deep cervical fascial manipulation and yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial

Effectiveness of deep cervical fascial manipulation and yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial

Effects of dry needling of the obliquus capitis inferior on sensorimotor control and cervical mobility in people with neck pain: A double-blind, randomized sham-controlled trial

Is Altered Oculomotor Control during Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test Related to Subjective Visual Complaints in Patients with Neck Pain Disorders?

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