Neck muscle endurance and head posture: A comparison between adolescents with and without neck pain

Oliveira, Ana Carolina; Silva, Anabela G.

doi:10.1016/j.math.2015.10.002

Cited by 85Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationErgonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Neck muscle endurance and head posture: A comparison between adolescents with and without neck pain

Oliveira, Ana Carolina, Silva, Anabela G.·2016·Manual Therapy

DOI 10.1016/j.math.2015.10.002

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Objective The main aims of this study were to compare the neck flexor and extensor endurance and forward head posture between adolescents with and without neck pain. The secondary aims were to explore potential associations between muscles endurance, head posture and neck pain characteristics and to assess intra-rater reliability of the measurements used. Methods Adolescents with neck pain (n = 35) and age-matched asymptomatic adolescents (n = 35) had their forward head posture, neck flexor endurance and neck extensor endurance measured using clinical tests. Intra-rater reliability was also assessed. Results Forward head posture and neck flexor and extensor endurance tests showed moderate to almost perfect intra-rater reliability (ICC between 0.58 and 0.88). Adolescents with neck pain showed significantly less forward head posture (neck pain = 46.62 ± 4.92; asymptomatic = 44.18°± 3.64°, p > 0.05) and less neck flexor (neck pain = 24.50 ± 23.03s; asymptomatic = 35.89 ± 21.53s, p > 0.05) and extensor endurance (neck pain = 12.6.64 ± 77.94s; asymptomatic = 168.66 ± 74.77s, p > 0.05) than asymptomatic adolescents. Conclusions Results suggest that changes in posture and neck muscle endurance are a feature of adolescents with neck pain.

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In adolescents, there was no significant correlation between CVA and neck pain intensity (r = 0.12, p > 0.05).
“Oliveira and Silva [28] measured the relationship between neck pain intensity and CVA in adolescent, and the results showed no significant correlation (r = 0.12, p > 0.05).”
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Authors: Oliveira, A. C., & Silva, A. G.
Affiliations: Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT)
Corresponding author: Silva, Anabela G.
ORCID: Silva, Anabela G.
Venue: Manual Therapy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-04
Volume: 22
Pages: 62-67
ISSN: 1356-689X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2015.10.002
OpenAlex: W2176495153
Cited by: 85
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 2
FWCI: 4.10
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Manual Therapy (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
Keywords: neck pain, adolescents, neck muscle endurance, forward head posture, neck posture, intra-rater reliability
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Female, Head, Humans, Isometric Contraction, Male, Neck Muscles, Physical Endurance, Portugal, Posture, Reproducibility of Results, Neck Pain

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