The influence of age, gender, lifestyle factors and sub-clinical neck pain on the cervical flexion-rotation test and cervical range of motion

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 552-559

  Smith, Kenric ^a   Hall, Toby ^a   Robinson, Kim ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial joint; Flexion rotation test; Neck pain; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL FLEXION ROTATION TEST; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 54049133391     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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