A network analysis reveals the interaction between fear and physical features in people with neck pain.

ABSTRACT: Although neck pain is known to be a complex and multifactorial condition characterised by the interplay between physical and psychological domains, a comprehensive investigation examining the interactions across multiple features is still lacking. In this study, we aimed to unravel the structure of associations between physical measures of neuromuscular function and fear of movement in people with a history of neck pain. One hundred participants (mean age 33.3 ± 9.4) were assessed for this cross-sectional study, and the neuromuscular and kinematic features investigated were the range of motion, velocity of neck movement, smoothness of neck movement, neck proprioception (measured as the joint reposition error), and neck flexion and extension strength. The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia was u

SUBMITTER: Devecchi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9253153 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature