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Table 3 Study characteristics and selected COP parameters measured in people with WAD

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

WAD Result (SD)

Healthy controls Result (SD)

p value

Michaelson et al. [21]

narrow stance, EO/EC/F

20

1

sway area (mm2)

EO: 96 (57)

EO: 66 (47)

ns

     

EC: 269 (147)

EC: 109 (65)

p < 0.01

Madeleine et al. [23]

narrow stance, EO/EC/F

45

1

displacement ampl. AP (mm)

EO: ~4.6

EO: ~2.1

-

     

EC: ~6.0

EC: ~2.5

-

    

displacement ampl. ML (mm)

EO: ~2.2

EO: ~1.0

-

     

EC: ~3.2

EC: ~1.2

-

Treleaven et al. [19] ∞

normal stance, EO/EC/F/C

30

1

total energy

EO/F: ~0.80

EO/F: ~0.66

ns

     

EC/F: ~0.93

EC/F: ~0.70

p < 0.05

     

EO/C: ~1.30

EO/C: ~1.15

ns

     

EC/C: ~1.52

EC/C: ~1.38

ns

Storaci et al. [26]

unclear stance, EO/EC/F

-

2

sway area (mm2)

EO: 136.6 (76.3)

EO: 84.1 (44.8)

-

     

EC: 246.3 (127)

EC: 180.1 (102)

-

    

path length (mm)

EO: 407.5 (103)

EO: 338 (85.6)

-

     

EC: 565.8 (151)

EC: 494.5 (145)

-

Endo et al. [25]

unclear stance, EO/EC/F

60

1

sway area (mm2)

EO: 102.8 (109)

EO: 35.0 (14.7)

p < 0.01

     

EC: 218.6 (207)

EC: 41.9 (25.2)

p < 0.05

    

mVel (mm/s)

EO: 18.6 (12.5)

EO: 13.8 (4.3)

p < 0.001

     

EC: 32.8 (22.2)

EC: 17.9 (6.0)

p < 0.001

Treleaven et al. [27] ∞

Normal stance, EO/EC/F/C

-

1

total energy AP

EO/F: ~ 1.2

EO/F: ~0.7

p < 0.01

     

EO/C: ~1.6

EO/C: ~1.2

p < 0.01

     

EC/F: ~1.4

EC/F: ~0.9

p < 0.01

     

EC/C: ~1.9

EC/C: ~1.6

p < 0.01

  

-

1

total energy ML

EO/F: ~0.6

EO/F: ~0.2

p < 0.01

     

EO/C: ~1.3

EO/C: ~0.7

p < 0.01

     

EC/F: ~0.7

EC/F: ~0.2

p < 0.01

     

EC/C: ~1.5

EC/C: ~0.9

p < 0.01

 

narrow stance, EO/EC/F/C

-

1

total energy AP

EO/F: ~1.2

EO/F: ~1.1

ns

     

EO/C: ~1.6

EO/C: ~1.3

p < 0.03

     

EC/F: ~1.6

EC/F: ~1.3

p < 0.02

     

EC/C: ~1.9

EC/C: ~1.6

p < 0.03

  

-

1

total energy ML

EO/F: ~1.5

EO/F: ~1.3

ns

     

EO/C:~1.7

EO/C: ~1.6

ns

     

EC/F: ~1.7

EC/F: ~1.5

p < 0.02

     

EC/C: ~1.9

EC/C: ~1.9

ns

Field et al. [22] ∞

normal stance EO/EC/F/C

30

1

AP RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~1.4

EO/F: ~1.2

p < 0.05

     

EC/F: ~1.5

EC/F: ~1.1

p < 0.05

     

EO/C: ~3.1

EO/C: ~2.3

ns

     

EC/C: ~3.9

EC/C: ~2.4

p < 0.05

    

ML RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~2.9

EO/F: ~2.4

ns

     

EC/F: ~3.5

EC/F: ~2.8

ns

     

EO/C: ~5.0

EO/C: ~4.1

p < 0.05

     

EC/C: ~7.0

EC/C: ~5.6

p < 0.05

 

narrow stance, EO/EC/F/C

30

1

AP RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~4.2

EO/F: ~3.1

p < 0.05

     

EC/F: ~4.8

EC/F: ~4.0

p < 0.05

     

EO/C: ~5.3

EO/C: ~4.4

p < 0.05

     

EC/C: ~7.9

EC/C: ~6.9

ns

    

ML RMS amplitude (mm)

EO/F: ~5.5

EO/F: ~5.1

ns

     

EC/F: ~6.3

EC/F: ~5.6

ns

     

EO/C: ~6.3

EO/C: ~6.0

ns

     

EC/C: ~9.2

EC/C: ~8.2

ns

  1. - : not described
  2. ∞ The results presented have been extracted from bar-charts.
  3. ampl: amplitude, AP: antero-posterior, BP: Bipedal, C: compliant surface, COP: center of pressure, EC: eyes closed, EO: eyes open, F: firm surface, ML: medial-lateral, mPos: mean position, mVel: mean velocity, RMS: root mean square, WAD: whiplash associated disorder.