Narrative review of sex differences in muscle strength, endurance, activation, size, fiber type, and strength training participation rates, preferences, motivations, injuries …

JL Nuzzo - The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Nuzzo, JL. Narrative review of sex differences in muscle strength, endurance, activation,
size, fiber type, and strength training participation rates, preferences, motivations, injuries …

Strength testing using hand-held dynamometry

MJ Kolber, JA Cleland - Physical therapy reviews, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The reliability of strength measurements obtained during clinical examination has been the
subject of many investigations. The need for an accurate, quantitative method to determine …

Respiratory weakness in patients with chronic neck pain

Z Dimitriadis, E Kapreli, N Strimpakos, J Oldham - Manual therapy, 2013 - Elsevier
Respiratory muscle strength is one parameter that is currently proposed to be affected in
patients with chronic neck pain. This study was aimed at examining whether patients with …

Differences in isometric neck muscle strength between healthy controls and women with chronic neck pain: the use of a reliable measurement

B Cagnie, A Cools, V De Loose, D Cambier… - Archives of physical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Cagnie B, Cools A, De Loose V, Cambier D, Danneels L. Differences in isometric neck
muscle strength between healthy controls and women with chronic neck pain: the use of a …

The assessment of the cervical spine. Part 1: Range of motion and proprioception

N Strimpakos - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2011 - Elsevier
Neck pain and headache of cervical origin are complaints affecting an increasing number of
the general population. Mechanical factors such as sustained neck postures or movements …

The influence of cervical muscle characteristics on head impact biomechanics in football

JD Schmidt, KM Guskiewicz… - … American journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An athlete is thought to reduce head acceleration after impact by contracting
the cervical musculature, which increases the effective mass of the head. Purpose: To …

Modifiable individual and work-related factors associated with neck pain in 740 office workers: a cross-sectional study

X Chen, S O'Leary, V Johnston - Brazilian journal of physical therapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Office workers have the highest incidence of neck pain of all occupations.
However, the relationship between symptoms and the risk factors is unclear. Objective To …

Cervical joint position sense: an intra-and inter-examiner reliability study

N Strimpakos, V Sakellari, G Gioftsos, E Kapreli… - Gait & posture, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the intra-and inter-examiner reliability of neck active joint position
sense measurements in different head movements. METHODS: Participants had to …

Cervical muscles strength testing: methods and clinical implications

Z Dvir, T Prushansky - Journal of manipulative and physiological …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Neck muscles are responsible for directing the head and for maintaining its
posture. As a result, the muscular mechanical output is correspondingly moderate but not …

Intrarater reliability of neck strength measurement of rugby union players using a handheld dynamometer

K Geary, BS Green, E Delahunt - Journal of manipulative and physiological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the isometric neck strength profiles of
rugby union players and to assess the intrarater reliability of isometric neck strength …