Isometric cervical extension force and dimensions of semispinalis capitis muscle

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 423-428

  Rezasoltani, Asghar ^a,b,c,d   Ylinen, Jari ^a,b,c,d   Vihko, Veikko ^a,b,c,d  

^a LIKES Research Center for Sports and Health Sciences   (Finland)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c University of Shaheed Beheshti ^*

^d LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cervical; Extension; Force; Size; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; PATIENT MONITORING; ULTRASONICS;

ISOMETRIC CERVICAL EXTENSION FORCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ICE HOCKEY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0036587789     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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