Open AccessOn the relationship between pain intensity and postural sway in patients with non-specific neck pain
Author(s) -
Alexander Ruhe,
René Fejer,
Bruce F. Walker
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.508
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1878-6324
pISSN - 1053-8127
DOI - 10.3233/bmr-130399
Subject(s) - medicine , neck pain , center of pressure (fluid mechanics) , physical therapy , intensity (physics) , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , engineering , aerodynamics , aerospace engineering
Increased center of pressure excursions are well documented in patients with non-specific neck pain. While a linear relationship between pain intensity and postural sway has been described in low back pain patients, no such investigation has been conducted in adults with non-specific neck pain.
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