Joint position sense and its relationship with pain, range of motion, muscle strength, fear of movement, functionality, and quality of life parameters in chronic neck pain

Abstract

Purpose: Aim of the study is to evaluate joint position sense (JPS) in individuals with chronic neck pain; to evaluate level of pain,
range of motion (ROM), muscle strength, quality of life, fear of movement, functionality associated with neck pain and compare
with healthy individuals, determine whether there is relationship between these parameters and JPS.
Methods: 50 subjects with chronic neck pain were included in chronic neck pain group (CNPG), 50 healthy subjects included in
control group. The Laser Pointer Assisted Angle-Reproduction Test (LP-ART), manual muscle test, goniometer measurement,
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS), Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPNPQ) and Short
Form-36 (SF-36) applied to all participants, groups compared. Relationship between JPS and ROM, pain level, muscle strength,
fear of movement, functionality, quality of life investigated.
Results: Joint position sense affected more negatively in CNPG compared to control group in all directions evaluated except left
lateral flexion. Significant, negative weak correlations obtained between JPS and M. Trapezius muscle strength in flexion,
extension, right, left rotation directions. Significant, positive weak-moderate correlations obtained between JPS and TKS and
NPNPQ (p<0.05). In CNPG, there is significant, positive, medium-high correlations between JPS and ROM in all directions. There
is significantly, negative correlations obtained between JPS and pain level, duration, NPNPQ levels (p<0.001).
Conclusion: In our study, individuals with chronic neck pain affected negatively in all parameters evaluated compared to healthy
individuals. It has been shown that decrease of ROM, M. Trapezius muscle strength, functionality and increase in quality of life,
fear of movement, and pain level are associated with decrease in JPS. 

Keywords

• Assessment
• Chronic pain
• Neck pain
• Position sense.

Kronik boyun ağrısında eklem pozisyon hissinin ağrı, eklem hareket açıklığı, kas kuvveti, hareket korkusu, fonksiyonellik ve yaşam kalitesi parametreleri ile ilişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, kronik boyun ağrısı olan bireylerde eklem pozisyon hissini (EPH) değerlendirmek; ağrı seviyesi, eklem
hareket açıklığı (EHA), kas kuvveti, yaşam kalitesi, hareket korkusu ve boyun ağrısı ile ilişkili fonksiyonel etkilenim seviyelerini
değerlendirerek sağlıklı bireylerle karşılaştırmak ve bu parametreler ile EPH arasında ilişki olup olmadığını belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Kronik boyun ağrısı olan 50 birey kronik boyun ağrı grubuna (KBAG), 50 sağlıklı birey kontrol grubuna dahil edildi.
Katılımcılara Lazer İmleç Yardımlı Açı Tekrarlama Testi (Lİ-YATT), manuel kas testi, gonyometre ölçümü, Vizüel Analog Skalası
(VAS), Tampa Kinezyofobi Ölçeği (TKÖ), Northwick Park Boyun Ağrısı Anketi (NPBAA) ve Kısa Form-36 (KF-36) uygulandı, gruplar
karşılaştırıldı. EPH değerleri ile EHA, ağrı düzeyi, kas kuvveti, hareket korkusu, fonksiyonel etkilenim ve yaşam kalitesi değerleri
arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı.
Bulgular: EPH değerleri, sol lateral fleksiyon hariç değerlendirilen diğer tüm yönlerde, kontrol grubuna göre KBAG’de daha
olumsuz etkilendiği görüldü. Fleksiyon, ekstansiyon, sağ ve sol rotasyon yönlerindeki EPH ile sadece M. Trapezius kas kuvveti
ile arasında zayıf kuvvette anlamlı negatif korelasyonlar elde edildi. EPH ile TKÖ ve NPBAA değerleri arasında zayıf ve orta
kuvvette anlamlı pozitif korelasyonlar elde edildi (p<0,05). Ek olarak KBAG’de, EPH ile orta ve yüksek kuvvette olmak üzere tüm
yönlerdeki EHA’ları arasında anlamlı düzeyde pozitif; ağrı seviyesi, süresi ve NPBAA verileri arasında anlamlı düzeyde negatif
korelasyonlar elde edildi (p<0,001).
Sonuç: Çalışmamızda kronik boyun ağrılı bireylerin değerlendirilen tüm parametreler açısından sağlıklı bireylere göre olumsuz
yönde etkilendiği; EHA’daki kısıtlılık, ağrı seviyesi, M. Trapezius zayıflığı, hareket korkusu, fonksiyonel etkilenim ve yaşam
kalitesi değerlerindeki artışın, EPH’deki azalma ile ilişkili olduğu gösterilmiştir.

Keywords

• Değerlendirme
• Kronik ağrı
• Boyun ağrısı
• Pozisyon hissi.

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