Relationships Between Cervical Range of Motion, Self-Rated Disability and Fear of Movement Beliefs in Chronic Neck Pain Patients

Abstract

ObjectivesTo investigate the relationship between impairment [cervical ranges of motion [CROMs]], self-reported disability, and fear of movement beliefs in chronic neck pain patients.MethodsData was obtained from a convenience sample of chronic neck pain patients in private clinics. CROMs were obtained using a CROM device, self-rated disability was measured using the neck disability index [NDI], and fear of movement beliefs was measured using the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia [TSK]. Age, gender, and duration of neck pain were also obtained. Bivariate and multivariate statistics were employed.ResultsThirty-five participants with a mean age of 42.3 years and neck pain duration of 4.75 [4.61] years completed the study. The average scores for the outcome measures were: NDI = 26 percent, TSK = 51 percent, and total CROM = 288 degrees. The NDI correlated with the TSK at 0.50 [P = 0.006]. The correlation between the NDI and total ROM was −0.58 [P = 0.0003] while the correlation between total ROM and the TSK ...