The cervical flexion-relaxation ratio: Reproducibility and comparison between chronic neck pain patients and controls

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2103-2108

  Murphy, Bernadette A ^a   Marshall, Paul W ^b   Taylor, Heidi Haavik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand College of Chiropractic   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cervical flexion relaxation ratio; chronic neck pain; electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78649442734     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cbc7d8     Document Type: Article

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