title: Effects of passive correction of scapular position on pain, proprioception, and range of motion in neck-pain patients with bilateral scapular downward-rotation syndrome.
abstract: The effects of passive correction of scapular position (PCSPT) on pain, proprioception, and range of motion (ROM) were investigated in neck-pain patients with bilateral scapular downward-rotation (SDR). Fifteen neck-pain patients with bilateral SDR were recruited from a workplace based work-conditioning center. The intensity of pain felt was quantified using a visual analogue scale. Kinematic data for ROM and joint-position error (JPE) were analyzed using a 3-dimensional motion-analysis system. Differences in pain, JPE, and ROM with and without PCSPT were assessed using a paired t-test. PCSPT significantly decreased JPE and neck pain during active neck rotation and significantly increased neck-rotation ROM (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that PCSPT results in decreased neck pain and improved neck-rotation ROM and proprioception during active neck rotation in neck-pain patients with bilateral SDR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Therapy, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea. kema98@yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sung-min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Oh-yun
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Chung-hwi
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Hye-seon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Won-hwee
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015915:Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive / Q000379:methods*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012399:Rotation; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012540:Scapula / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler