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IJPR.2018.115

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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 6; Issue 3 (May 2018)

Page No.: 2701-2704

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2018.115

DETERMINATION OF SIMPLE REACTION TIME IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS

Pooja Shankar *1, Manali S. Desai1, Priyanka Honkalas 2, Ajay Kumar 3.

*1 Intern- DPO’S NETT College of physiotherapy. Affiliated to Maharashtra University of health sciences, Nashik.

1 Assistant Professor Musculoskeletal department – DPO’S NETT College of physiotherapy. Affiliated to Maharashtra University of health sciences, Nashik.

2 Assistant Professor – DPO’S NETT College of physiotherapy. Affiliated to Maharashtra University of health sciences, Nashik.

3 Professor – DPO’S NETT College of physiotherapy. Affiliated to Maharashtra University of health sciences, Nashik.

Corresponding Author Address: Pooja Shankar, Intern- DPO’S NETT College of physiotherapy. Affiliated to Maharashtra University of health sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra, India. E-Mail: pooja.shankar298@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Cervical spondylosis is a common degenerative condition of the spine that is on a rise. Owing to the chronic pathology of the condition, the proprioceptive and kinaesthetic receptors are affected. Appropriate and accurate response to various stimuli in the space requires timely reactions. Due to the changes in these receptors, reaction time maybe prolonged in individuals.

Objectives: To determine simple reaction time in individuals with cervical spondylosis and normal. To compare the simple reaction time among the normal and cervical spondylosis subjects.

Material and methods: Design-Experimental study on 50 individuals with cervical spondylosis and 50 normal subjects between the ages of 30-50yrs of age. Materials- A computer software that is the deary liewald reaction time task (Version-3.1, Reliability- 0.94) to measure simple reaction time (SRT). Two practise trails and 20 real time reaction was collected in ms and used for statistical analysis.

Results: There was a significant statistical difference in the mean reaction time between the normal (290.72ms) and cervical spondylosis (486.78ms) individuals using Unpaired t-test (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a significant increase in the simple reaction time of cervical spondylosis individuals

Key words: cervical spondylosis, simple reaction time, deary liewald reaction time tester.

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Cite this article: Pooja Shankar, Manali S. Desai, Priyanka Honkalas, Ajay Kumar. DETERMINATION OF SIMPLE REACTION TIME IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. Int J Physiother Res 2018;6(3):2701-2704. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2018.115