Neck/Shoulder exercise for neck pain in air force helicopter pilots: A randomized controlled trial

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Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Ä, Björn O ^a,b   Monnier, Andreas ^c   Harms Ringdahl, Karin ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Aeromedical Center   (Sweden)

^c 1st Marine Regiment   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical pain; EMG; intervention; Military pilots; Motor control; Neck muscles; Prevention; RCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOULDER PAIN; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949160623     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181aa6870     Document Type: Article

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