The effect of neck torsion on joint position error in subjects with chronic neck pain

Manual Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 562-567

  Chen, Xiaoqi ^a   Treleaven, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Joint position error; Neck pain; Neck torsion; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT POSITION ERROR TEST; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MECHANICAL TORSION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NECK PAIN; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

JOINT POSITION ERROR; NECK PAIN; NECK TORSION; PROPRIOCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84887024264     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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