Investigation of Factors Related to Cervical Proprioception in Healthy Individuals

Abstract

Purpose: This study was carried out to investigate whether there is a relationship between the sense of cervical region proprioception and cervical region joint range of motion and posture in healthy young adults. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 98 healthy young adults in Kırşehir Ahi Evran University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. The cervical proprioception senses of the individuals participating in the study were evaluated in 4 different positions (flexion, extension, left rotation and right rotation) using the Cervical Joint Position Error Test. In addition, the posture of the participants was evaluated using the New York Posture Analysis and the cervical region joint range of motion values were evaluated using a manual goniometer. The correlation between parameters was examined using Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results: The mean age of the individuals participating in the study was 20.85±1.68 years. No statistically significant correlation was found between the cervical region proprioception sub-parameters with the New York Posture Analysis and the cervical region joint range of motion sub-parameters (for all p>0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that cervical proprioception was not associated with posture and cervical range of motion. However, we believe that cervical proprioception sense, range of motion and posture should be examined in patients with cervical region pathology.

Keywords

• proprioception
• range of motion
• posture