Feedforward activity of the cervical flexor muscles during voluntary arm movements is delayed in chronic neck pain

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Falla, D ^a   Jull, G ^a   Hodges, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Neck muscle; Neck pain; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARM; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 3042744226     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1814-9     Document Type: Article

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