Test position and reliability in measurements of dorsal neck muscle endurance

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 181-189

  Peolsson, Anneli ^a   Hamp, Catarina ^a   Albinsson, Anna Karin ^a   Engdahl, Sara ^a   Kvist, Joanna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Endurance tests; Neck muscles; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 36749034335     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190701702058     Document Type: Article

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