Soft and Rigid Collars Provide Similar Restriction in Cervical Range of Motion During Fifteen Activities of Daily Living
Miller CP, Bible JE, Jegede KA, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Soft and Rigid Collars Provide Similar Restriction in Cervical Range of Motion During Fifteen Activities of Daily Living. Spine 2010, 35: 1271-1278. PMID: 20512025, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181c0ddad.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft collarRigid collarActive ROMCervical spineCervical motionRigid orthosisCervical collarFunctional ROMDaily livingProspective cohort studyPaucity of dataCohort studyCervical rangePostoperative bracingInternal fixationBACKGROUND DATACertain injuriesSurgical proceduresRigid braceFlexion/extensionADLRelative efficacyFunctional tasksCervical devicesROM measurementsNormal Functional Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine During 15 Activities of Daily Living
Bible JE, Biswas D, Miller CP, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Normal Functional Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine During 15 Activities of Daily Living. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2010, 23: 15-21. PMID: 20051924, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181981632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedAnthropometryArthrographyArthrometry, ArticularBiomechanical PhenomenaCervical VertebraeCineradiographyFemaleHead MovementsHumansIntervertebral DiscMaleMiddle AgedMovementNeck MusclesProspective StudiesRange of Motion, ArticularReference ValuesYoung AdultZygapophyseal JointConceptsFull active ROMAsymptomatic subjectsCervical spineCervical ROMActive ROMFunctional ROMDaily livingFlexion/extensionProspective clinical studyLateral bending radiographsNormal cervical rangeDynamic flexion/extensionNormal functional rangeIntraclass correlation coefficientPreoperative impairmentCervical rangePostsurgical outcomesCervical motionClinical studiesBACKGROUND DATASpinal ROMConsecutive daysRadiographic measurementsADLGreater ROM