Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria used for selecting studies
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
|---|---|---|
1) Participant | Cervical radiculopathy | Congenital malformations |
Whiplash-associated disorders | Any kind of neck surgery | |
Non-specific neck pain | No controls without neck pain | |
Acute, sub-acute, and chronic neck pain of all durations and severity | Younger than 18 years | |
Neck pain caused by fractures, inflammatory joint disease, connective tissue diseases, infection, or tumours | ||
2) Type of measurements | Active range of motion | |
Neck posture | ||
Movement speed | ||
Acceleration | ||
Jerk (smoothness of motion) | ||
Head repositioning accuracy | ||
Kinematic | ||
Kinaesthetic | ||
Device | Primary measurement obtained with MRI or X-ray | |
Non-electronic measurement device | ||
No description of the measurement instrument | ||
No presentation of result for each group | ||
3) Language | Danish or English |