Impact of order of movement on nerve strain and longitudinal excursion:A biomechanical study with implications for neurodynamic test sequencing

Manual Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 376-381

  Nee, Robert J ^a   Yang, Chich Haung ^b   Liang, Chung Chao ^c,d   Tseng, Guo Fang ^c   Coppieters, Michel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brachial plexus provocation test; Median nerve; Upper limb neurodynamic test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELBOW; FOREARM; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDIAN NERVE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEURODYNAMIC TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; WRIST; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTHROMETRY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSDUCERS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77953807144     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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