Development of a new mouth opening force test using an indirect cervical traction device

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-10

  Koyama, Yuji ^a   Izumi, Shin Ichi ^b   Sakaizumi, Kazuo ^c   Toyokura, Minoru ^a   Ishida, Akira ^c  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY OISO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daniels and Worthingham's muscle testing; Indirect cervical traction device; Jaw opening force; Mouth opening force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE TRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORCE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIRECT CERVICAL TRACTION DEVICE; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH OPENING FORCE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETON TRACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRACTION;

EID: 18244398946     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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