In my
patients with spondyloarthritis / ankylosing spondylitis I monitor regularly cervical
spine rotation. I’ve found disparities in cervical spine rotation in this group
of patients with axial inflammatory diseases. I thought that handedness or
dominant side and training might be the main influencers of the degree of
movement in cervical spine rotation. Right- or left-handedness did not show a
significant variation. Most people showed a slightly better rotation to the right
side compared with the left side. But this shatters the hypothesis that
training influences cervical spine rotation, because in Germany you have to
look over the left shoulder, if you want to change the lane (“Schulterblick”)
in traffic. Maybe not all people do it according to the lessons they had in
driving school.
Now, I’m
interested how it is in countries with left-hand traffic. Do you see more
patients with spondyloarthritis / ankylosing spondylitis, who show reverse disparities
in cervical spine rotation? Do you a tendency of better rotation to the left
side?
Please tell
us!
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