Clinimetric evaluation of methods to measure muscle functioning in patients with non-specific neck pain: A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  De Koning, Chantal H P ^a   Heuvel, Sylvia P Van Den ^b   Staal, J Bart ^c   Smits Engelsman, Bouwien C M ^a,d   Hendriks, Erik J M ^b,c  

^a AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute of Allied Health Care NPi   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NECK PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DISABILITY; ENDURANCE; METHODOLOGY; NECK MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 55149095747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-142     Document Type: Article

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