Validity, reliability and age related normative values for the range of motion during the cervical flexion rotation test measured with a digital goniometer (easyangle)

• Conditions: cervical flexion rotation test; G43; G44; Migraine; Other headache syndromes

• Registration Number: DRKS00013051
• Lead Sponsor: HAWK Hildesheim

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-08-02
• Study Start: 2019-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 332

Inclusion Criteria

healthy volunteers - aged 18-80 years - no cervical symptoms - no facial pain - no medical consultations because of headaches

symptomatic patients - aged 18-80 years - diagnosed according to IHS 3beta as migraine, tension-type headache or cervicogenic headache - referral to physiotherapy - if diagnosed with migraine or tension-type headache the manual therapy assessment of the segments C0-3 has to show reduced mobility, pain or other symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

All participants: trauma to the cervical spine or the head within the past 3 month - osteoporosis - neurological disease (multiple sclerosis, stroke, ..) - cervical radiculopathy and/or neurological symptoms of the arm, neck or head - dizziness, headache or facial pain during the test movements - constant headaches within the past 48 hours prior to the test - positive safety test results prior to the test procedure (symptoms during maximum flexion ans manual rotation - positive upper cervical instability test (Sharp Purser test)

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
range of motion of the cervical spine during the flexion-rotation-test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
age dependant range of motion of the cervical spine