BACKGROUND: The reliability of clinical tests for the cervical spine has not been adequately evaluated. Six cervical clinical tests, which are low cost and easy to perform in clinical settings, were tested for intra- and inter-examiner reliability, and two performance tests were assessed for test-retest reliability in @entity1 with and without @entity4048 . Moreover, construct and between-group discriminative validity of the tests were examined. METHODS: Twenty-one @entity1 with @entity4048 and 21 asymptomatic @entity1 were included. Intra- and inter-reliability were evaluated for the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (CCFT), Range of Movement (ROM), Joint Position Error (JPE), @entity1344 ( @entity1344 ), Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test (SPNTT), and neuromuscular control of the Deep Cervical Extensors (DCE). Test-retest reliability was assessed for Postural Control (SWAY) and Pressure @entity158 Threshold ( @entity3445 ) over tibialis anterior, infraspinatus and the C3-C4 segment. RESULTS: Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) for intra- and inter-examiner reliability was highest for ROM (range: 0.80 to 0.94), @entity13313 (0.75 to 0.90) and CCFT (0.63 to 0.86). JPE had the lowest ICC (0.02 to 0.66). Intra- and inter-reliability for @entity1344 and SPNTT showed kappa ranging from 0.66 to 0.92, and 0.57 to 0.78 (prevalence adjusted), respectively. For the test-retest study, ICC was 0.83 to 0.89 for @entity3445 and 0.39 to 0.79 for SWAY. Construct validity was satisfactory for all tests, except JPE. Significant between group discriminative validity was found for CCFT, ROM, @entity1344 , SPNTT and @entity3445 , however, differences were within the limits of the minimal detectable change. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of the tests evaluated showed satisfactory reliability and construct validity supporting their use in the clinical evaluation of @entity1 with @entity4048 .

Reliability, construct and discriminative validity of clinical testing in subjects with and without XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'people'] @entity3445 :: ('CHEBI:61453', 'Chemical') :: ['PPT'] @entity13313 :: ('CHEBI:27789', 'Chemical') :: ['DCE'] @entity4048 :: ('MESH:D019547', 'Disease') :: ['chronic neck pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain'] @entity1344 :: ('MESH:D043171', 'Disease') :: ['GS', 'Gaze Stability']
@entity4048 :: (MESH:D019547,Disease) :: ['chronic neck pain']
