Abstract

Given the importance of neck sensorimotor control during walking and turning (Imai et al., 2001), chronic neck pain can impair the muscular ability to absorbing the ground reaction forces propagating from the legs to the head during gait (Voloshin et al., 1998). This study examined the shock attenuation function of neck, trunk and leg during walking along rectilinear and curvilinear trajectories in people with chronic neck pain (CNP) versus asymptomatic control (AC).