A 3D kinematic method for evaluating voluntary movements of the cervical spine in humans

Functional Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Bulgheroni, Maria V ^a   Antonaci, Fabio ^a   Ghirmai, Sara ^a   Sandrini, Giorgio ^a,c   Nappi, Giuseppe ^a   Pedotti, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D movement analysis; Cervical spine motion; Non invasive measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ITALY; NORMAL HUMAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031758576     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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