Clinical biomechanics
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Clinical biomechanics · Aug 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialHead and neck position sense in whiplash patients and healthy individuals and the effect of the cranio-cervical flexion action.
Whiplash may damage structures within the neck that can affect position sense. Deep neck flexor muscle retraining may improve position sense. The current study compared range of motion and position sense in whiplash and control subjects and investigated the effects of a muscle training session on position sense. ⋯ There was no evidence of position sense impairment in the mildly disabled whiplash subjects. The performance of the cranio-cervical flexion action had no effect on position sense, and hence clinical improvements observed from using this action may be more associated with mechanical stabilisation.