The Relationship Between Cervical Radiculopathy and Eye-hand Coordination

Cairo University60 enrolled

Overview

this study will be conducted to investigate if there is a relationship between cervical radiculopathy and eye-hand coordination.

Cervical radiculopathy is a disorder involving dysfunction of the cervical nerve roots commonly secondary to cervical spine degenerative changes such as disk herniation and/or foraminal stenosis compressing the nerve roots. Clinical manifestations are pain in neck and one or both of the upper extremities, as a result of compression or irritation of nerve roots in the cervical spine. It can be accompanied by motor, sensory, or reflex deficits. It is most common in persons 45-60 years of age, which result in terrible chronic pain. Eye hand coordination is the ability to do activities which require the simultaneous use of hands and eyes. It is a complex cognitive skill which unites visual and motor skills in the person and allowing the hands to guide by the visual stimulations. It lies at the core of our daily activities and interactions with objects and people around us as to be a defining characteristic of typical human life. Previous studies show that there was a marked alteration in the hand function in subjects with the cervical radiating pain. Since there was no study which investigated the relationship between cervical radiculopathy and eye hand coordination despite it is an important skill that adults use in countless activities of daily living and during working.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

cervical radiculopathyOTHER

this group will have patients with cervical radiculopathy

normal groupOTHER

this group will have normal subjects

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects normal with no neck complain. * Patients of cervical radiculopathy due to cervical discogenic lesion. * Ages range from 30-50 both males and females. * Subjects should be able to follow simple verbal commands or instructions included in the procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with any neck trauma. * Cervical Post-operative patients. * Participants with vision deficiency. * Participants with perceptual and cognitive problems with score less than 24 in mini mental state scale (Appendix I) (Goudsmit et al., 2018). * Participants with any other neurological or musculoskeletal problems. * Participants take medications that affect their attention. * Participants have space-occupying lesions eg. tumors

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

eye hand coordination movement speed objectively

The Purdue Pegboard test will be used to assess eye hand coordination speed by putting as many pins as possible into the pegboard in 30 sec. the Test will be done three times each and averaged. The score for each of the four subtests

Time frame: baseline

pain intensity

numerical pain rating scale will be used for assessment of pain intensity. It is a single 11-point numeric scale. The physical therapist will ask the patient to state a number from 1 to 10 that best represents their perceived current pain intensity or pain intensity "in the last 24 hours". Zero usually represents 'no pain at all' whereas 10 is the upper limit represents 'the worst pain ever possible'

Time frame: baseline

eye hand coordination accuracy and timing

talking pen test will used to assess the accuracy and timing; Patient will grasp the pen like any writing tool with the thumb, index finger and middle finger. Patient will hold the pen at no less than a 45 angle from the writing space. An infra-red light and fiber optic sensor in the tip of the pen sense reflect as the user traces a pattern with the pen and provide immediate auditory feedback if the user wanders off the pattern.

Time frame: baseline

eye hand coordination movement speed subjectively

wall catch test will be used to assess eye hand coordination movement speed;A bucket of tennis balls will be available directly in front of the participant and a ball will be held in the dominant hand. The physical therapist will count down '3, 2, 1, go' and start the stopwatch, the ball will be thrown underarm off the wall and the return will be caught in their opposing hand. The participant then continue to throw and catch the ball in alternative hands for 30 s. If a ball is dropped, participants will be instructed to reach into the bucket of balls and to continue the test as quickly as possible.

Time frame: baseline

eye hand coordination upper and limb muscles coordination

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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