Is there altered activity of the extensor muscles in chronic mechanical neck pain? A functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 929-934

  O'Leary, Shaun ^a,c   Cagnie, Barbara ^d   Reeve, Ashton ^a,b   Jull, Gwendolen ^a   Elliott, James M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Exercise; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIFIDUS CERVICIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS; SEMISPINALIS CERVICIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLENIUS CAPITIS; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN;

EID: 79957649742     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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