Errors in precise examiner head placement during cervical range-of-motion measurements

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 327-330

  Chen, Jasper ^a   Lantz, Charles A ^a   Solinger, Alan B ^a  

^a Life Chiropractic College West   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Errors; Range of motion; Repeatability; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034962035     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2001.115265     Document Type: Article

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