Kwak Shawn, Niederklein Ryan, Tarcha Rebecca, Hughes Chris
Slippery Rock University, PA, USA.
J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2005;28(2):54-6. doi: 10.1519/00139143-200508000-00004.
The purpose of our study was to determine the relationship between perceived neck disability and active cervical range of motion (ROM).
Twenty-three senior center attendees aged 60 to 90 participated. Their ROM was measured using the cervical range of motion instrument (CROM). Perceived neck disability was characterized using the Neck Disability Index (NDI). Pearson correlations were used to describe the relationships between CROM measurements and the NDI scores.
No CROM measurement was correlated strongly or significantly with the NDI score. The correlations ranged from 0.009 for left lateral flexion to 0.411 for right rotation.
CROM and NDI measurements were not related. Impairments in variables other than cervical ROM may need to be addressed if the reduction of neck disability is intended in elders.
我们研究的目的是确定感知到的颈部功能障碍与颈椎活动范围（ROM）之间的关系。
23名年龄在60至90岁的老年中心参与者参与了研究。使用颈椎活动范围测量仪（CROM）测量他们的活动范围。使用颈部功能障碍指数（NDI）来描述感知到的颈部功能障碍。采用Pearson相关性分析来描述CROM测量值与NDI分数之间的关系。
没有一项CROM测量值与NDI分数有强相关性或显著相关性。相关性范围从左侧弯曲的0.009到右侧旋转的0.411。
CROM测量值与NDI之间没有关联。如果想要减轻老年人的颈部功能障碍，可能需要解决除颈椎活动范围之外的其他变量的损伤问题。
