Evidence of impaired proprioception in chronic, idiopathic neck pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Physical Therapy

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 876-887

  Stanton, Tasha R ^a,b,c   Leake, Hayley B ^a,b   Chalmers, K Jane ^a,b   Moseley, G Lorimer ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PainAdelaide   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLICATION; HEAD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

CHRONIC PAIN; HEAD; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 84971578706     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150241     Document Type: Review

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