Cervical Relocation Test (CRT)

A test of neck proprioception

Authors
Affiliations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

The Cervical Relocation Test is a special test used to assess joint position sense (PS) integrity of the cervical spine1

Limitations

“The CRT may be influenced by nonspecific cervical pain that accounts for approximately 42% of common musculoskeletal disorders annually”1

Validity

Validity
Value Note
Interrater Reliability Variable1
Intrarater Reliability Good1

References

1.
Burke S, Lynch K, Moghul Z, Young C, Saviola K, Schenk R. The reliability of the cervical relocation test on people with and without a history of neck pain. The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2016;24(4):210-214. doi:10.1179/2042618615Y.0000000016

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