Cervical Relocation Test (CRT)

A test of neck proprioception

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

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

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

Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Cervical Relocation Test (CRT). https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Examination/Tests and Measures/Head and Neck Tests/CRT_cervical_relocation_test.html