Altered postural sway in patients suffering from non-specific neck pain and whiplash associated disorder - A systematic review of the literature

Chiropractic and Manual Therapies

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ruhe, Alexander ^a   Fejer, René ^b   Walker, Bruce ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Balance; Center of pressure; Force plate; Neck pain; Systematic review; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTER OF PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 84860702164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2045709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-709X-19-13     Document Type: Review

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