Sensorimotor disturbances in neck disorders affecting postural stability, head and eye movement control

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-11

  Treleaven, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical; Eye; Head; Management; Postural stability; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIZZINESS; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; GAZE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EXERCISE THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENTS; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NECK; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 38649105157     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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