An evaluation of head movement in backboard-immobilized helmeted football, lacrosse, and ice hockey players

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-86

  Waninger, Kevin N ^a   Richards, James G ^b   Pan, Wayne T ^c   Shay, Andy R ^b   Shindle, Mike K ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Football; Helmet removal; Ice hockey; Injury; Lacrosse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EVALUATION; FOOTBALL; HEAD MOVEMENT; HELMET; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; IMMOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOTBALL; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RACQUET SPORTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0034991617     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200104000-00004     Document Type: Article

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