Proprioception
Conditions
Brief summary
this study was done to answer the following: Is there a difference between students without and with varying degrees of text neck in cervical proprioception defect? Is there a correlation between JPE and severity of text neck among Taibah students University?
Interventions
DEVICEinclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beam
devices to objectively assess proprioception of the neck
Sponsors
Taibah University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* A convenient sample of 68 female students * the age was between 18-25 years
Exclusion criteria
* Any students with neck pain or previous neck or back surgery or a history of a previous accident were excluded * Also, we excluded any student with a history of fracture injury of the cervical column, scoliosis, severe thoracic kyphosis, rheumatic disease, torticollis, loss of standing balance, use of hearing aid, and persistent respiratory problems.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| neck proprioception error | one day | we measured joint position error for all students from sitting and standing using laser beam detection error |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| joint position error | one day | we measured joint position error of cervical spine by measuring neck motion by phone goniometer and inclinometer. |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed