The relationship between cervical flexor endurance, cervical extensor endurance, VAS, and disability in subjects with neck pain.
Background Several tests have been suggested to assess the isometric endurance of the cervical flexor (NFME) and extensors (NEE) muscles. This study proposes to determine whether neck flexors endurance is related to extensor endurance, and whether cervical muscle endurance is related to disability,...
| Published in: | Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16 |
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BioMed Central
2014
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