Execution:
- Patient is in supine lying position with the cervical spine in maximal flexion
- The examiner passively brings the patient’s upper cervical spine into maximal rotation to both sides
Positive Outcome: ≥10° reduction in passive ROM compared to the healthy average of 44° (so ≤34° of PROM)
|
Study |
Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Hall et al. (2010) |
Inter к= 0.95-0.97 |
NA | NA | NA |
NA |
| Ogince et al. (2007) |
Inter к= 0.81 |
91 | 90 | 9.1 |
0.1 |
| Hall et al. (2010):Cut-off at 30° of rotation |
NA |
70 | 70 | 2.33 |
0.42 |
| Comment: This test is excellent to detect a limitation in rotation on C1/C2 in patients with cervicogenic headache compared to healthy participants, while its accuracy is limited to distinguish patients with cervicogenic headache from other forms of headaches | |||||
