Evaluation of cervical spine posture after functional therapy with FR-2: A longitudinal study

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-66

  Tecco, Simona ^a   Farronato, Giampietro ^b,c,d   Salini, Vincenzo ^a,e   Di Meo, Silvio ^a   Filippi, Maria R ^a   Festa, Felice ^a,d,f,g,h,i   D'Attilio, Michele ^a,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d School of Dentistry   (Italy)

^e Pathological Anatomy   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^h Professor National College   (Italy)

ⁱ University of Cagliari ^*  (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MAXILLA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PROGNATHIA; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LORDOSIS; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; POSTURE;

EID: 14544281057     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2005.009     Document Type: Article

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