Tongue Pressure in Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals With Chronic Cervical Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age50-65
SponsorNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
About this trial
The goal of the cross-sectional study is to explore the impact of neck pain on tongue pressure in the middle-aged and elderly population and analyze the effects of different cranio-cervical positioning on tongue pressure performance.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Do middle-aged and elderly individuals with chronic cervical pain exhibit reduced maximal tongue pressure compared to those without cervical pain? 2. What are the effects of different cranio-cervical positioning on tongue pressure performance?
Participants will complete all the assessments on the day of testing.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged between 50-65 year olds
Chronic neck pain (caused by specific neck movements or prolonged neck posture)
Cervical pain duration: at least 3 months within the past year
Cervical pain intensity: during activity or rest, as measured by the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, must have an average score of at least 3 over the past two weeks
Disqualifiers
Neurological diseases that may affect tongue pressure readings, such as stroke or Parkinson's disease
Head or neck surgery in the past year
Severe head or neck injuries (e.g., whiplash from a car accident) in the past year
Diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy with symptoms in the form of numbness or tingling, or fail relative clinical tests (spurling's/ cervical distraction/ cervical rotation test/ upper limb tension test-1/ Hoffman sign)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
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