Real-time feedback improves accuracy of manually applied forces during cervical spine mobilisation

Manual Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Snodgrass, Suzanne J ^a   Rivett, Darren A ^a   Robertson, Val J ^a   Stojanovski, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Feedback; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Physiotherapy techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE MOBILIZATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE FORCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA DISPLAY; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 73449126184     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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