Cervical Muscles Strength Testing: Methods and Clinical Implications

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 518-524

  Dvir, Zeevi ^a   Prushansky, Tamara ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cervical Vertebrae; Muscle Strength Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Neck Muscles; Spine

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 51549099774     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.08.008     Document Type: Review

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