Ibrahim M. Moustafa, Aliaa Diab, Tamer Shousha, Veena Raigangar, Deed E. Harrison


October 2022, pp 1 - 10 Original Article Read Full Article 10.1007/s00586-022-07390-w

First Online: 13 October 2022

Purpose

The current investigation aimed to compare the sensorimotor integration, sensorimotor control, and cost of cognitive-motor dual task during walking, in persons with chronic WAD as compared to matched chronic idiopathic neck pain and normal healthy controls.

Methods

A cross-sectional, case control design comparing 30 participants in each of two study groups (chronic WAD and chronic idiopathic neck pain) to a matched control group was conducted. Measurements included: (1) the cranio-vertebral angle (CVA), (2) left and right rotation head repositioning accuracy (HRA), (3) frontal N30 amplitudes to assess sensorimotor integration, (4) dual cognitive gait cost (DCGC).

Results

A statistically significant difference for the CVA was found between groups: WAD 36.8° ± 3.4, chronic pain 44.5° ± 1.5, and controls 47.1° ± 4; p 

Conclusions

Compared to both a matched control group and chronic neck pain group, whiplash-injured persons have greater forward head posture, greater error in sensorimotor control, and an altered ability to perform a motor task with a simultaneous cognitive task.


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