Position accuracy and electromyographic responses during head reposition in young adults with chronic neck pain

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1014-1020

  Cheng, Chih Hsiu ^a   Wang, Jaw Lin ^b   Lin, Jiu Jenq ^b   Wang, Shwu Fen ^b   Lin, Kwan Hwa ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Kinesthetic sensibility; Neck pain

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955174772     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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