Ultrasonography of the cervical muscles: A critical review of the literature

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 630-637

  Javanshir, Khodabakhsh ^a,b   Amiri, Mohsen ^a   Mohseni Bandpei, Mohammad Ali ^a   Rezasoltani, Asghar ^c   Fernández De Las Peñas, César ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Muscles; Neck Pain; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78049483561     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.08.016     Document Type: Review

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