Article

Neck proprioception is one of the information sources that helps regulate
postural balance. However, it is believed to be impaired as patients with both
idiopathic neck pain (INP) and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) have been
shown to have a more unstable balance than healthy controls. This systematic
review aims to determine if there are significant differences in balance between
patients with INP and healthy controls and between patients with WAD and healthy
controls. Studies were sought from PubMed, Cinahl, Physiotherapy Evidence
Database, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, Science Direct, and Scielo.
Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, assessed full reports
for potentially eligible studies, and extracted information on participants'
characteristics, pain characteristics, study methods, study results, and study
quality. Twelve studies were included in this systematic review. Of these, six compared INP and healthy controls and eight compared WAD and healthy controls.
All but one study (11/12) found a statistically significant difference for at
least one measurement between patients with INP and WAD and healthy controls. The
results of this systematic review suggest that both patients with INP and
patients with WAD have poorer balance than healthy controls.

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