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Santos-Paz, Jose AngelAuthorBocos-Corredor, ElenaAuthorMoggioli, FilippoAuthorMartin-Pintado-Zugasti, AitorAuthorOtero, AbrahamCorresponding Author

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July 30, 2025
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Neck Functional Status Assessment Using Virtual Reality Simulation of Daily Activities

Publicated to: TECHNOLOGIES. 13 (6): 248- - 2025-06-12 13(6), DOI: 10.3390/technologies13060248

Authors:

Santos-Paz, JA; Sánchez-Picot, A; Bocos-Corredor, E; Moggioli, F; Martin-Pintado-Zugasti, A; García-Carmona, R; Otero, A
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Affiliations

Univ San Pablo CEU, CEU Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiotherapy, Campus Monteprincipe, Boadilla Del Monte 28660, Spain - Author
Univ San Pablo, CEU Univ, Inst Technol, Dept Informat Technol, Campus Monteprincipe, Boadilla Del Monte 28660, Spain - Author

Abstract

Neck pain is a significant global health concern and a leading cause of disability. Conventional clinical neck assessments often rely on maximal Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) measurements, which may not accurately reflect functional limitations experienced during activities of daily living (ADLs). This study introduces a novel approach to evaluate neck functional status by employing a virtual reality (VR) environment to simulate an apple-harvesting task. Three-dimensional head kinematics were continuously recorded in 60 participants (30 with clinically significant neck pain and 30 asymptomatic) as they performed the task. Spectral analysis of the data revealed that individuals with neck pain exhibited slower head rotation speed, particularly in the transverse and frontal planes, compared to the pain-free group, as evidenced by higher spectral power in the low-frequency band [0, 0.1] Hz and lower power in the [0.1, 0.5] Hz band. Furthermore, participants with neck pain required significantly more time to complete the apple-harvesting task. The VR system demonstrated high usability (SUS score = 84.21), and no adverse effects were reported. These findings suggest that VR-based assessment during simulated ADLs can provide valuable information about the functional impact of neck pain beyond traditional CROM measurements, potentially enabling remote evaluation and personalized telerehabilitation strategies.
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Keywords

Cervical rangeCervical range of motionFunctional neck assessmenFunctional neck assessmentKinematicsModeratMotionNeck painPainPeopleReliabilityReproducibilitySpineValidityVirtual reality

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal TECHNOLOGIES due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 35/179, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Santos Paz, José Ángel) and Last Author (OTERO QUINTANA, ABRAHAN).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been OTERO QUINTANA, ABRAHAN.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and University under the grant European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with project references IDI-20191120 and PID2021-127096OB-I00.
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