The change in deep cervical flexor activity after training is associated with the degree of pain reduction in patients with chronic neck pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 628-634

  Falla, Deborah ^a   O'Leary, Shaun ^b   Farina, Dario ^a   Jull, Gwendolen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

craniocervical flexion; longus capitis; longus colli; neck pain; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TRAINING; NECK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864663611     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31823e9378     Document Type: Article

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