Is the sagittal configuration of the cervical spine changed in women with chronic whiplash syndrome? A comparative computer-assisted radiographic assessment

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 550-555

  Kristjansson, E ^a,c   Jonsson Jr H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c NONE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cervical Vertebrae; Lordosis; Neck Pain; Radiographs; Whiplash Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NECK PAIN; RELIABILITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0036873158     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2002.128371     Document Type: Article

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