Neck proprioception assessment with a laser beam device: reliability in participants without neck pain and differences between participants with and without neck pain

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 2 Test-retest reliability of the laser beam device in healthy participants

TEST	Average repetitions	ICC	95% CI	SEM (cm)	SDD (cm)
HtN from R rotation	1st–3rd	0.40	− 0.16, 0.6	3.71	10.27
HtN from R rotation	All	0.44	− 0.15, 0.63	2.99	8.28
HtN from L rotation	1st–3rd	0.32	0.29, 0.58	3.84	10.63
HtN from L rotation	All	0.46	− 0.13, 0.64	3.3	9.14
HtN from flexion	1st–3rd	0.78	0.3, 0.04	2.47	6.84
HtN from flexion	All	0.77	0.27, 0.83	2.07	5.73
HtN from extension	1st–3rd	− 0.07	− 0.47, 0.4	4.06	11.24
HtN from extension	All	0.36	− 0.24, 0.6	3.43	9.5
HtT to 45° R rotation	1st–3rd	0.31	− 0.24, 0.56	4.52	12.52
HtT to 45° R rotation	All	0.56	− 0.03, 0.7	2.8	7.75
HtT to 45° L rotation	1st–3rd	0.43	− 0.19, 0.64	3.12	8.64
HtT to 45° L rotation	All	0.73	0.31, 0.89	2.21	6.12

HtN head-to-neutral, HtT head-to-target, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, CI confidence intervals, SEM standard error of measurement, SDD smallest detectable difference, R/L right/left