Reliability of the Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) device and plumb-line techniques in measuring resting head posture (RHP)

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-17

  Hickey, Edward R ^b   Rondeau, Mark J ^b   Corrente, James R ^b   Abysalh, Jason ^b   Seymour, Connie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical Spine; CROM; Forward Head Posture; Plumb line; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0034005050     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698100790811346     Document Type: Article

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