Neck Joint Position Error Among Taibah Students University; Saudi Arabia; Cross Section Design

Taibah University68 enrolled

Overview

this study was done to answer the following: Is there a difference between students without and with varying degrees of text neck in cervical proprioception defect? Is there a correlation between JPE and severity of text neck among Taibah students University?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Proprioception

Interventions

inclinometer, smart phone goniometer and laser beamDEVICE

devices to objectively assess proprioception of the neck

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * A convenient sample of 68 female students * the age was between 18-25 years Exclusion Criteria: * Any students with neck pain or previous neck or back surgery or a history of a previous accident were excluded * Also, we excluded any student with a history of fracture injury of the cervical column, scoliosis, severe thoracic kyphosis, rheumatic disease, torticollis, loss of standing balance, use of hearing aid, and persistent respiratory problems.

Locations (1)

Taibah University

Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

neck proprioception error

we measured joint position error for all students from sitting and standing using laser beam detection error

Time frame: one day

Secondary Outcomes

joint position error

we measured joint position error of cervical spine by measuring neck motion by phone goniometer and inclinometer.

Time frame: one day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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