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Aims: Previous studies have shown that Cervical myofascial pain syndrome with dizziness (CMPS-D ) is one of the most common causes of cervicogenic dizziness and is associated with challenge in diagnosis and treatment. this study aimed to investigate the Romberg neck torsion test in patients with CMPS-D and healthy controls. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional, observational study. twenty patients with CMPS-D were compared with twenty healthy controls. the Romberg (neutral position and neck torsion) and smooth pursuit neck torsion tests were performed in patients with CMPS-D and healthy controls. Results: The results confirmed that there are significant differences in the Romberg neck torsion test between subjects with CMPS-D and healthy controls (p < 0.05). in addition, There was a significant correlation between Romberg neck torsion and smooth pursuit neck torsion results (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The results of Romberg neck torsion test in CMPS-D subjects were different from those in healthy controls, which was attributed to neck pain and changes in cervical proprioception input. Romberg neck torsion is a new method for assessing cervicogenic dizziness.
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This work was supported by the research Committee at the Iran university of medical siences under grant IR.IUMS.FMD.REC.1399.380.
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all authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by morteza hamidi nahrani and Mehdi akbari. Cervical pain assessment performed by Soheil Mansour Sohani. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Soheil Mansour Sohani and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Sohani, S.M., Akbari, M. & Nahrani, M.H. Romberg Neck Torsion :A New Specific Test for Cervicogenic Dizziness. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 2960–2965 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03902-2
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