Effects of body orientation and direction of movement on a knee joint angle reproduction test in healthy subjects: An experimental study

Juliane Wieber*, Jasmin Brandt, Maike Pieper, Eva Hirschhäuser, Philip Catalá-Lehnen, Robert Rein, Björn Braunstein

*Korrespondierende*r Autor*in für diese Arbeit

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftZeitschriftenaufsätzeForschungBegutachtung

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Joint position sense test assess patient mobility and proprioceptive ability. Yet, application used under different conditions may biases reproduction error resulting in different therapeutic consequences.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate knee angle reproduction test under different test conditions.
METHODS: 25 healthy subjects (mean ± SD, age = 25 ± 2 years, activity level: 9 ± 2 training hours/week) performed knee angle reproduction test in the sitting and prone position, while changing the knee angle starting (i) from flexion and (ii) extension, (iii) inducing vibration on the semitendinosus tendon.
RESULTS: Absolute mean knee angle reproduction error showed significant difference for body position and vibration (Position: 95% CI 0.71 to 2.32; p< 0.001. No Vibration & Vibration: 95% CI -1.71 to -0.12; p= 0.027). Relative knee angle reproduction error was significant different in all conditions (No Vibration & Vibration: 95% CI -3.30 to -0.45; p= 0.010. Body orientation: 95% CI 1.08 to 3.93; p< 0.001. Direction of movement: 95% CI 0.56 to 3.41; p= 0.007).
CONCLUSION: Body orientation and movement direction influence the resulting knee angle reproduction error in healthy subjects. Practitioners are advised to use standardised test procedures when comparing different within- and between-patient results.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: DOI http://10.17605/OSF.IO/AFWRP
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftTechnology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Jahrgang31
Ausgabenummer5
Seiten (von - bis)1567-1578
Seitenumfang12
ISSN0928-7329
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15.09.2023

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