Evaluation of cervical range of motion and isometric neck muscle strength: Reliability and validity

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 851-858

  Chiu, Thomas Tai Wing ^a   Lo, Sing Kai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; ISOMETRICS; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK; NECK INJURIES; NECK PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036906274     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215502cr550oa     Document Type: Article

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