Neck movement and muscle activity characteristics in female office workers with neck pain

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-563

  Johnston, V ^a   Jull, G ^a   Souvlis, T ^a   Jimmieson, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniocervical flexion test; Electromyography; Neck movement; Neck pain; Office workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 41049087804     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181657d0d     Document Type: Article

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