Clinical symptoms related to musculoskeletal neck-shoulder pain and mobility in the cervico-thoracic spine

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-251

  Norlander, Staffan ^a,b,c   Nordgren, Bengt ^b  

^a Res Found Occup Safety Hlth S   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Byggbranschens F   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distribution; Neck shoulder pain; Segmental mobility; Weakness in the bands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NECK PAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINE;

EID: 0031731508     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098443995     Document Type: Article

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