Identifiers suggestive of clinical cervical spine instability: A Delphi study of physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 895-906

  Cook, Chad ^a   Brismée, Jean Michel ^b   Fleming, Robert ^c   Sizer Jr , Phillip S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Rehabilitation Services Manager   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Clinical instability; Consensus; Delphi method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INSTABILITY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; SELF HELP; SPINE INSTABILITY; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 24644521634     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.9.895     Document Type: Article

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