The sign of unilateral neck semispinalis capitis muscle atrophy in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-72

  Rezasoltani, Asghar ^a   Ahmadipoor, Alireza ^a   Khademi Kalantari, Khosro ^a   Javanshir, Khodabakhsh ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

asymmetry; Cervical spine; muscle; semispinalis capitis; size; ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC NON SPECIFIC NECK PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NECK SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS MUSCLE; NECK SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS MUSCLE ATROPHY; OFFICE WORKER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84858122186     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-0303     Document Type: Article

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