An investigation into cervical spine mobilty and visual impairment
Item
- Title
- An investigation into cervical spine mobilty and visual impairment
- Author(s)
- Holford Richard
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between substantial loss of bilateral vision and cervical spine mobility. The hypothesis was that there would be a decrease in range of active cervical spine movements with visual loss. The experimental design was a between groups study with an independent variable at two levels 1/ Full Vision and 2/ Blind or Partially Sighted. The fully sighted group (male = 16 , female = 14 ) were students from The British School of Osteopathy , age range 21 - 39 years. The visually impaired group were recruited from the physical therapy students at the Royal National College For The Blind in Hereford (male =11, female =11) age range 21- 55. The visually impaired group were all registered as either blind or partially sighted by an Ophthalmic Consultant.Each subject was measured once using the Cervical Range Of Motion Device for active cervical spine movement into full flexion , extension , side bending right and left, rotation right and left. Degrees of angular movement were recorded for each subject.Using the unpaired T Test to analyse the data , the results were found to be significant for , Extension p= 0.00 , Side Bending Right p=0.00, Side Bending Left p=0.01. Rotation Right p=0.01 . The Null Hypothesis is rejected for these four ranges.Two directions of cervical movement were found not to have significant differences between the groups. The Null Hypothesis was therefore accepted for Flexion p=0.07 and Rotation Left p= 0.16.The implications of this study suggest that a reduction in some ranges of cervical spine mobility may be present in the visually impaired community. The study identifies the relative importance of vision in neck mobility and head orientation , it also recognises that vision is only one of several important factors which contribute to the complex nature of human movement.
- 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
- 12169
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Visual Impairment,Spinal Mobility
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Holford Richard, “An investigation into cervical spine mobilty and visual impairment”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2291