Comparative analysis and diagnostic accuracy of the cervical flexion-rotation test

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 391-397

  Hall, Toby M ^a   Briffa, Kathy ^a   Hopper, Diana ^a   Robinson, Kim ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervicogenic headache; Migraine; Neck; Range of motion; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL FLEXION ROTATION TEST; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SECONDARY HEADACHE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049320252     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-010-0222-3     Document Type: Article

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