Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah,United Arab Emirates.
Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah,United Arab Emirates.
J Sport Rehabil. 2022 Jul 22;32(1):53-62. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2022-0094. Print 2023 Jan 1.
To evaluate sensorimotor integration and skill-related physical fitness components for participants with forward head posture (FHP) compared with strictly matched controls with normal head alignment.
We measured FHP, sensorimotor processing, and skill-related physical fitness variables in 50 participants with FHP and in 50 participants matched for age, gender, and body mass index with normal FHP, defined as having a craniovertebral angle >55°. Sensorimotor processing and integration variables were: (1) amplitudes of the spinal N13, (2) brainstem P14, (3) parietal N20 and P27, and (4) frontal N30 potentials. The skill-related physical fitness variables selected for the study were (1) T-test agility, (2) leg power, (3) stork static balance test, and (4) Y-balance test.
There was a statistically significant difference between the FHP group and control group for the sensorimotor integration variable: frontal N30 potentials (P < .05). Additionally, between-group differences were found for the sensorimotor processing variables: amplitudes of spinal N13, brainstem P14, and parietal N20, and P27 (P < .05). Statistically significant differences between groups for the skill-related physical fitness variables were also identified: T-test agility, leg power, stork static balance test, and Y-balance test (P < .05). The magnitude of the craniovertebral angle showed a correlation with all measured variables (P < .05).
College athletes with FHP exhibited altered sensorimotor processing and integration measurements and less efficient skill-related physical fitness compared with athletes with normal sagittal head posture alignment.
评估有前伸头姿势（FHP）的参与者与具有正常头位的严格匹配对照者之间的感觉运动整合和与技能相关的身体素质成分。
我们测量了 50 名有 FHP 的参与者和 50 名年龄、性别和体重指数与正常 FHP 匹配的参与者的 FHP、感觉运动处理和与技能相关的身体素质变量，正常 FHP 定义为颅颈角>55°。感觉运动处理和整合变量为：（1）脊髓 N13 的幅度，（2）脑干 P14，（3）顶叶 N20 和 P27，（4）额叶 N30 电位。选择用于研究的与技能相关的身体素质变量为：（1）T 测试敏捷度，（2）腿部力量，（3）鹳式静态平衡测试和（4）Y 平衡测试。
FHP 组与对照组在感觉运动整合变量：额叶 N30 电位（P <.05）之间存在统计学显著差异。此外，在感觉运动处理变量：脊髓 N13、脑干 P14 和顶叶 N20 和 P27 的幅度之间也发现了组间差异（P <.05）。在与技能相关的身体素质变量之间也确定了统计学显著差异：T 测试敏捷度、腿部力量、鹳式静态平衡测试和 Y 平衡测试（P <.05）。颅颈角的大小与所有测量变量均呈相关性（P <.05）。
与具有正常矢状头位姿势的运动员相比，有 FHP 的大学生运动员表现出感觉运动处理和整合测量改变，以及与技能相关的身体素质效率降低。
