Range of motion in the upper and lower cervical spine in people with chronic neck pain

Manual Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-59

  Rudolfsson, Thomas ^a,b   Björklund, Martin ^a,b,c   Djupsjöbacka, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Alfta Research Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Musculoskeletal pain; Neck pain; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE MOBILITY; SYMPTOM; THORAX;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83555162553     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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