A reassessment of normal cervical range of motion

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1249-1257

  Lantz, Charles A ^a,c   Klein, Geoffrey ^b   Chen, Jasper ^a   Mannion, Anne ^b   Solinger, Alan B ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^b  

^a Life Chiropractic College West   (United States)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c Life University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Normal; Potentiometry; Range of motion; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY;

EID: 0038722958     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000065573.94975.27     Document Type: Article

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