Cervical helical axis characteristics and its center of rotation during active head and upper arm movements-comparisons of whiplash-associated disorders, non-specific neck pain and asymptomatic individuals

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2799-2805

  Grip, Helena ^a   Sundelin, Gunnevi ^b   Gerdle, Björn ^c,d   Stefan Karlsson, J ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coordination; Head movement; Helical axis; Motor control; Movement analysis; Neck pain; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HELICAL AXIS; MOTOR CONTROL; MOVEMENT ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; WHIPLASH;

ROTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL HELICAL AXIS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NECK PAIN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SPINE MOBILITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; NECK PAIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINE; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 51049118559     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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