Physical examination tests for screening and diagnosis of cervicogenic headache: A systematic review

Manual Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-40

  Rubio Ochoa, J ^a   Benitez Martinez J ^a   Lluch, E ^a,b,c   Santacruz Zaragoza S ^a   Gomez Contreras P ^a   Cook, C E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervicogenic headache; Diagnostic accuracy; Physical examination; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CRANIO CERVICAL FLEXION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE ACCESSORY INTERVERTEBRAL MOVEMENTS TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANGE OF MOTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY HEADACHE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; COMPLICATION; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; SPINE DISEASE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84952864756     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2015.09.008     Document Type: Review

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