{"id":2677,"date":"2017-08-07T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2017-08-07T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:30:07","slug":"comfort-assessment-cervical-orthoses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/comfort-assessment-cervical-orthoses\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Article: A comfort assessment of existing cervical orthoses – Dr Joe Langley – 50 free copies available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Title:<\/td>Ergonomics<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher: <\/td>Taylor & Francis Online<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Print ISSN:<\/td>0014-0139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Online ISSN: <\/td>1366-5847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The Ergonomics Journal has recently published an article by the HeadUp team entitled ‘A comfort assessment of existing cervical orthoses’. \u00a0This article is available online through most university libraries here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you do not have institutional\u00a0access to this journal please use this link to access a free copy of the article: \u00a0http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/eprint\/3JeRABvjMay8RaVQfgSB\/full<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Purpose:<\/b>\u00a0Identify location and intensity of discomfort experienced by healthy participants wearing cervical orthoses.<\/p>\n

Method:<\/b>\u00a0Convenience sample of 34 healthy participants wore\u00a0Stro II, Philadelphia, Headmaster,<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0AspenVista\u00ae<\/sup><\/i>\u00a0cervical orthoses for four-hour periods. Participants reported discomfort level (scale 0\u20136) and location.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/b>\u00a0Participants reported mean discomfort for all orthoses over the four-hour test between \u2018a little discomfort\u2019 and \u2018very uncomfortable\u2019 (mean discomfort score\u00a0=\u00a01.64, SD\u00a0=\u00a01.50). Seven participants prematurely stopped tests due to pain and six reported maximum discomfort scores. Significant linear increase in discomfort with duration of wear was found for all orthoses. Significantly less discomfort was reported with Stro II than Headmaster and Philadelphia. Age correlated with greater perceived discomfort. Orthoses differed in the location discomfort was experienced.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/b>\u00a0Existing cervical orthoses cause discomfort influenced by design and duration of wear with orthoses\u2019 design the more significant factor. This work informed the design of a new orthosis and future orthoses developments.<\/p>\n

Practitioner Summary:<\/b>\u00a0The purpose of this study was to gain greater knowledge about the discomfort caused by wearing of existing neck orthoses in order to inform the design and development of a new neck orthosis. This study gathers empirical data from a surrogate population and concludes that orthosis design is more influential than the duration of wear.<\/p>\n

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The Ergonomics Journal has recently published an article by the HeadUp team entitled ‘A comfort assessment of existing cervical orthoses’. \u00a0This article is available online through most university libraries here. 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