Table 1
Inclusion and exclusion criteria used for selecting studies
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Participant | Cervical radiculopathy | Congenital malformations |
| Whiplash-associated disorders | Any kind of neck surgery | |
| Non-specific neck pain | No controls without neck pain | |
| Acute, sub-acute, and chronic neck pain of all durations and severity | Younger than 18 years | |
| Neck pain caused by fractures, inflammatory joint disease, connective tissue diseases, infection, or tumours | ||
| 2) Type of measurements | Active range of motion | |
| Neck posture | ||
| Movement speed | ||
| Acceleration | ||
| Jerk (smoothness of motion) | ||
| Head repositioning accuracy | ||
| Kinematic | ||
| Kinaesthetic | ||
| Device | Primary measurement obtained with MRI or X-ray | |
| Non-electronic measurement device | ||
| No description of the measurement instrument | ||
| No presentation of result for each group | ||
| 3) Language | Danish or English |