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 …

Background As the work load has been shifting from heavy manufacturing to office work,
neck disorders are increasing. However, most of the current cervical spine biomechanical …

Ylinen J, Salo P, Nykänen M, Kautiainen H, Häkkinen A. Decreased isometric neck strength
in women with chronic neck pain and the repeatibility of neck strength measurements. Arch …

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 …

Impairment of the cranio-cervical flexor (CCF) muscles is a feature of painful cervical spine
disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate if CCF muscle impairment is present over …

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 …

Strimpakos N, Sakellari V, Gioftsos G, Oldham J. Intratester and intertester reliability of neck
isometric dynamometry. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85: 1309–16. OBJECTIVE: To …

The deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles are considered to be of substantial clinical
importance in the management of neck pain. While conventional cervical flexion (CF) …

This masterclass aims to provide an overview of the measurement of neck strength and the
factors which can increase the ecological validity of the testing protocol within an athletic …

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 …