Reference values for range of motion and muscle function of the neck in infants

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Öhman, Anna Maria ^a   Beckung, Eva R E ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human movement system; Infant; Muscle strength; Neck; Range of motion; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 39849111178     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31815ebb27     Document Type: Article

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