Reproducibility of the Measurement of Active and Passive Cervical Range of Motion

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 363-367

  Hoppenbrouwers, Mirrin ^a   Eckhardt, Martine M E M ^a   Verkerk, Karin ^b   Verhagen, Arianne ^c  

^a Hogeschool Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b Hogeschool Rottterdam   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Articular; Cervical Vertebrae; Neck Pain; Physiotherapy; Range of Motion; Reproducibility of Results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; RANGE OF MOTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33744550589     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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