A protocol for the assessment of 3D movements of the head in persons with cervical dystonia

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 659-663

  Carpaneto, J ^a   Micera, S ^a   Galardi, G ^b   Micheli, A ^b   Carboncini, M C ^c   Rossi, B ^c   Dario, P ^a  

^a ARTS Lab   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical dystonia; Functional assessment; Head

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTROMAGNETISM; ERGONOMICS; KINEMATICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINEMATICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 3343022810     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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