Neck muscle training in the treatment of chronic neck pain: A three-year follow-up study

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-169

  Ylinen, J ^a   Hakkinen A ^a   Nykanen M ^b   Kautiainen, H ^c   Takala, E P ^d  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Punkaharju Rehabilitation Center   (Finland)

^c RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Muscle stretching exercises; Muscle, skeletal; Neck pain; Physical education and training; Protocol compliance; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447573000     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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