Neck flexor muscle strength, efficiency, and relaxation times in normal subjects and subjects with unilateral neck pain and headache

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 680-687

  Barton, Pamela M ^a,c   Hayes, Keith C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c M6 037 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK PAIN; RELIABILITY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE;

EID: 0029900594     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90008-8     Document Type: Article

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