Variation in the cervical range of motion over time measured by the "Flock of Birds" electromagnetic tracking system

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 650-654

  Bergman, Gert J D ^a,b   Knoester, Bianca ^a   Assink, Nienke ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a,b   Winters, Jan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical range of motion; Longitudinal study; Symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SHOULDER INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NECK; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER;

EID: 15244354998     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000155414.03723.3d     Document Type: Article

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