Physical exercises and functional rehabilitation for the management of chronic neck pain

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-132

  Ylinen, J ^a  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Neck pain; Range of motion, articular

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NECK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34249670711     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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