Knowledge and use of craniovertebral instability testing by Australian physiotherapists

Manual Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-363

  Osmotherly, P G ^a   Rivett, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital; Atlantoaxial; Ligaments; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT INSTABILITY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRANIOVERTEBRAL INSTABILITY TEST; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79958139940     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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