Gorla Camila, Martins Taís de Souza, Florencio Lidiane Lima, Pinheiro-Araújo Carina Ferreira, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas César, Martins Jaqueline, Bevilaqua-Grossi Débora
Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil.
Department of Biological and Health Sciences, University of Araraquara, Araraquara 14801-320, SP, Brazil.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Aug 12;11(16):2278. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11162278.
Knowledge of reference values for cervical muscle strength is a key tool for clinicians to use as a clinical reference measure and to establish goals during rehabilitation. The objective was to establish reference values for the maximal strength of cervical muscles in healthy women using a handheld dynamometer and verify the association of cervical muscle strength with age and anthropometric measurements. A hundred women were classified into four groups ( = 25) according to age: 18-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, and 50-60 years. Maximal muscle strength of the cervical spine was measured using a Lafayette handheld dynamometer for flexion, extension, and bilateral lateral flexion. No differences in cervical muscle strength were observed among the groups ( > 0.05). However, the 18-29-year-old group took less time to reach the peak of force for flexion than the 50-60-year-old group. Moderate correlations were observed between cervical flexor strength and weight, body mass index, and neck circumference, and between cervical extensor strength and weight and body mass index (r = 0.43-0.55; < 0.05). Reference values for cervical muscle strength in healthy women were established using a handheld dynamometer, and the association between muscle strength and anthropometric data was moderate.
了解颈椎肌肉力量的参考值是临床医生用作临床参考指标以及在康复过程中设定目标的关键工具。目的是使用手持测力计确定健康女性颈椎肌肉最大力量的参考值，并验证颈椎肌肉力量与年龄和人体测量学指标之间的关联。根据年龄将100名女性分为四组（每组25人）：18 - 29岁、30 - 39岁、40 - 49岁和50 - 60岁。使用拉法叶特手持测力计测量颈椎在屈曲、伸展和双侧侧屈时的最大肌肉力量。各组之间未观察到颈椎肌肉力量的差异（P>0.05）。然而，18 - 29岁组在屈曲时达到力量峰值的时间比50 - 60岁组短。观察到颈椎屈肌力量与体重、体重指数和颈围之间，以及颈椎伸肌力量与体重和体重指数之间存在中度相关性（r = 0.43 - 0.55；P<0.05）。使用手持测力计确定了健康女性颈椎肌肉力量的参考值，且肌肉力量与人体测量数据之间存在中度关联。
