Active range of motion utilized in the cervical spine to perform daily functional tasks

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-311

  Bennett, Susan E ^a   Schenk, Ronald J ^b   Simmons, Edward D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Function; Motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION;

EID: 0036704178     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200208000-00008     Document Type: Article

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