The long term effects of handedness on the range of cervical movements
Item
- Title
- The long term effects of handedness on the range of cervical movements
- Author(s)
- Penner Nedialka
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of handedness on neck movement. For this, an experiment was designed to investigate the relationship between handedness and ranges of cervical side bending and rotation. The theory proposed was that the dominant hand would result in restriction of neck movements to the same side.METHOD:Study subjects were tested, these comprised 30 left and 30 right handed individuals. They were selected (subject to availability) from the students and staff at the British School of Osteopathy (BSO). Three consecutive measurements of each movement were taken, recorded and paired, then a two-tailed t-test was performed.RESULTS:The t-test showed that the p value was >0.05, therefore, the results revealed that there is no statistical significance in the effects of handedness related to the neck movements.CONCLUSION:The results of this experiment suggest that further research of a higher experimental design and precision is required in order to assess tissue effects or relationship more thoroughly.
- Abstract
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2000
- Date Submitted
- 31.7.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12194
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Spinal Rotation,Rotation,Handedness,Cervical Spine
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Penner Nedialka, “The long term effects of handedness on the range of cervical movements”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2266