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Table 2 Study characteristics and selected COP parameters measured in people with NSNP

From: Altered postural sway in patients suffering from non-specific neck pain and whiplash associated disorder - A systematic review of the literature

Study

Condition

Duration (sec)

Number of trials

Parameter

Neck pain Result (SD)

Healthy controls Result (SD)

p value

McPartland et al. [18]

normal stance EO/EC/F

30

6

absolute

EO/F: 4.2

EO/F: 3.3

p < 0.05

    

sway Vel †

EC/F: 4.3

EC/F: 3.4

ns

 

narrow stance EO/EC/F

30

6

absolute

EO/F: 4.4

EO/F: 3.7

ns

    

sway Vel †

EC/F: 5.3

EC/F: 4.4

ns

Michaelson et al. [21]

narrow stance, EO/EC/F

20

1

sway area (mm2)

EO: 105 (73)

EO: 66 (47)

-

     

EC: 166 (117)

EC: 109 (65)

-

Madeleine et al. [23]∞

narrow stance, EO/F

45

1

displacement ampl. AP (mm)

EO: ~2.7 *

EO: ~2.1

-

    

displacement ampl. ML (mm)

EO: ~1.7 *

EO: ~1.0

-

Field et al. [22]∞

normal stance EO/EC/F/C

30

1

AP RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~1.3

EO/F: ~1.2

ns

     

EC/F: ~1.4

EC/F: ~1.1

p < 0.05

     

EO/C: ~2.2

EO/C: ~2.3

ns

     

EC/C: ~2.5

EC/C: ~2.4

ns

    

ML RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~2.6

EO/F: ~2.4

ns

     

EC/F: ~3.4

EC/F: ~2.8

ns

     

EO/C: ~4.1

EO/C: ~4.1

ns

     

EC/C: ~6.2

EC/C: ~5.6

ns

 

narrow stance, EO/EC/F/C

30

1

AP RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~3.3

EO/F: ~3.1

ns

     

EC/F: ~4.5

EC/F: ~4.0

ns

     

EO/C: ~4.5

EO/C: ~4.4

ns

     

EC/C: ~7.6

EC/C: ~6.9

ns

    

ML RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~5.2

EO/F: ~5.1

ns

     

EC/F: ~6.5

EC/F: ~5.6

p < 0.05

     

EO/C: ~6.1

EO/C: ~6.0

ns

     

EC/C: ~9.0

EC/C: ~8.2

ns

Poole et al. [24] ∞

normal stance, EC/EO/F/C

30

1

AP RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~2.3

EO/F: ~3.1

ns

     

EC/F: ~5.0

EC/F: ~3.0

p = 0.02

     

EO/C: ~5.8

EO/C: ~4.2

p = 0.01

     

EC/C: ~7.5

EC/C: ~6.2

ns

  

30

1

ML RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~1.7

EO/F: ~1.8

ns

     

EC/F: ~1.9

EC/F: ~1.6

ns

     

EO/C: ~3.8

EO/C: ~2.8

ns

     

EC/C: ~3.8

EC/C: ~3.5

ns

 

narrow stance, EC/EO/F/C

30

1

AP RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~4.2

EO/F: ~3.6

ns

     

EC/F: ~4.4

EC/F: ~4.2

ns

     

EO/C: ~5.9

EO/C: ~5.1

p = 0.01

     

EC/C: ~8.2

EC/C: ~8.3

ns

  

30

1

ML RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~6.6

EO/F: ~5.0

p = 0.02

     

EC/F: ~7.3

EC/F: ~6.0

ns

     

EO/C: ~8.3

EO/C: ~7.5

ns

     

EC/C: ~10.6

EC/C: ~10.7

ns

Vuillerme et al. [20] ∞

normal stance, EC/F

10

1

Variance (mm2)

~19.5 *

~13.5

p < 0.05

    

range (mm)

~ 20.3*

~15.5

p < 0.01

    

mVel (mm/s)

~17.0 *

~11.3

p < 0.001

  1. ∞ The results presented have been extracted from bar-charts.
  2. * Induced neck pain cases and healthy participants are identical.
  3. - : not described
  4. †: unit not described
  5. AP: antero-posterior, BP: bipedal, displ. ampl: displacement amplitude, C: compliant (foam) surface, COP: center of pressure, EC: eyes closed, EO: eyes open, F: firm surface, ML: medial-lateral, mPos: mean position, mVel: mean velocity, ns: not significant (p > 0.05), NSNP: non-specific neck pain, RMS: root mean square, vel: velocity