The effect of a soft collar, used as normally recommended or reversed, on three planes of cervical range of motion

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-215

  Carter, Virginia M ^a,b   Fasen, Jo Ann M ^c   Roman Jr , Juan M ^d   Hayes, Karen W ^e   Petersen, Cheryl M ^e  

^a TheraTx   (United States)

^b Unit F   (United States)

^c Ctr Spine Sports and Occup Rehab   (United States)

^d St Mary of Nazareth   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical; orthosis; range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

EID: 0030027794     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1996.23.3.209     Document Type: Article

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