The interplay of static and dynamic postural factors in neck pain

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Osmotherly, Peter ^a   Attia, John ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Correlation; Female; Male; Neck pain; Posture

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849094708     PISSN: 10137025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1013-7025(09)70003-X     Document Type: Article

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