Specificity in retraining craniocervical flexor muscle performance

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  O'Leary, Shaun ^a   Jull, Gwendolen ^a   Kim, Mehwa ^a   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Craniocervical flexion; Neck pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN;

EID: 33846199942     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2237     Document Type: Article

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