Decreased muscle strength and mobility of the neck in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and atlantoaxial disorders

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1603-1608

  Häkkinen, Arja ^a   Neva, Marko Henrik ^b   Kauppi, Markku ^c   Hannonen, Pekka ^a   Ylinen, Jari ^a   Mäkinen, Heidi ^a   Jäppinen, Irma ^a   Sokka, Tuulikki ^a,d  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis, rheumatoid; Atlanto axial joint; Neck muscles; Range of motion, articular; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 23644434451     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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