Sensorimotor function and dizziness in neck pain: Implications for assessment and management

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 364-377

  Kristjansson, Eythor ^a,c   Treleaven, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cervical; Head; Postural stability; Proprioception; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPLICATION; DIZZINESS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NECK PAIN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPRIOCEPTION; VESTIBULE; VISION; VISION DISORDERS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

DIZZINESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NECK PAIN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, OCULAR; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 67249097908     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2009.2834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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