The influence of neck pain on sensorimotor function in the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 667-672

  Uthaikhup, Sureeporn ^a   Jull, Gwendolen ^b   Sungkarat, Somporn ^a   Treleaven, Julia ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Neck pain; Postural control; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JOINT POSITION SENSE; LIMB PAIN; MALE; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROD AND FRAME TEST; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SMOOTH PURSUIT NECK TORSION TEST; STANDING BALANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEN METER WALK TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; NECK PAIN; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREVALENCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 84865644465     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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