Effects of Head and Neck Inclination on Bilateral Sternocleidomastoid EMG Activity in Healthy Subjects and in Patients with Myogenic Cranio-Cervical-Mandibular Dysfunction

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-191

  Santander, Hugo ^a   Miralles, Rodolfo ^a,f   Pérez, Javier ^a   Valenzuela, Saúl ^a   Ravera, María José ^a   Ormeño, Guillermo ^b,c,d   Villegas, Rodrigo ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d Chilean Soc of Physiological Sci   (Colombia)

^e Intl Clinical Epidemiology Network   (United States)

^f Intl Assoc for Dental Research   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NECK MUSCLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SHOULDER; SWALLOWING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADULT; CRANIOMANDIBULAR DISORDERS; DEGLUTITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; POSTURE; REST; SHOULDER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034231992     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2000.11746131     Document Type: Article

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