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Vive Revista de Salud
Print version ISSN 2664-3243
Abstract
AYCART ACOSTA, Christopher Adrian et al. Prevalence of cervical mobility disorders in students at a university. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2021, vol.4, n.12, pp.127-136. ISSN 2664-3243. https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v4i12.113.
Joint mobility is known as the ability to move a joint in conjunction with the different muscle groups. In cervical pain or neck pain, this can be altered by several factors such as: pain, muscle weakness and limitation.
Objective
: To determine the alterations of cervical mobility in students from 1st to 3rd cycle of the Physiotherapy Career of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.
Methodology
: Study with a quantitative approach and descriptive scope of a non-experimental cross-sectional design in 106 students, considering the inclusion criteria, the IDC and the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test were used.
Results
: From the sample made up of 100% (106) students; Using the Cervical Disability Index, it was possible to show that 55% of the population falls into the range of without disability, compared to the excess percentage that is equivalent to 38% and 7%, they fall into the range of mild disability and moderate disability respectively. In relation to the evaluation of joint mobility using the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test, 79% presented alteration and 21% the normal value, in the evaluation with the Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback instrument, 75% presented alteration of muscle strength and 25% the normal value.
Conclusions
: Among the students of the 1st and 3rd cycle of the Physiotherapy career at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, it was determined that there is a high percentage in relation to cervical mobility alterations.
Keywords : Disturbance; Cervical Pain; Muscular weakness; Limitation; Disability.
