Primary and coupled cervical movements: The effect of age, gender, and body mass index. A 3-dimensional movement analysis of a population without symptoms of neck disorders

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Malmström, Eva Maj ^a,b   Karlberg, Mikael ^a   Fransson, Per Anders ^a   Melander, Agneta ^a   Magnusson, Måns ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3 dimensional movement analysis; Age; Cervical spine; Coupled movement; Gender; Primary movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NECK MUSCLES; ROTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 30944436487     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000194841.83419.0b     Document Type: Article

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