High-Risk Head and Neck Movements at High G and Interventions to Reduce Associated Neck Injury

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-80

  Coakwell, Mark R ^a,c   Bloswick, Donald S ^b   Moser Jr , Royce ^b  

^a Residency in Aerospace Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Box 4024 ^*  (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Aerospace medicine; Biomechanics; Cervical spinal injuries; Neck injuries; Neck muscles; Occupational exposure; Prevention and control; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; HEAD MOVEMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK INJURY; NECK MUSCLE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPACE FLIGHT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AVIATION; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; NECK INJURIES;

EID: 0348047517     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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