The assessment of the cervical spine. Part 2: strength and endurance/fatigue

N Strimpakos - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2011 - Elsevier
Quantitative documentation of physical deficits such as muscle strength and
endurance/fatigue in the cervical spine may provide objective information, not only helping …

Potential processes involved in the initiation and maintenance of whiplash-associated disorders: discussion paper 3

M Sterling, SA McLean, MJL Sullivan, JM Elliott… - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Nonsystematic review and discussion of the etiological processes involved in
whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). Objective. To summarize the research and identify …

Effect of treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with cervicogenic headache: a single-blind, randomized controlled study

H von Piekartz, K Lüdtke - Cranio®, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was comprised of 43 patients (16 men) with cervicogenic headaches for
over three months, diagnosed according to the International Classification of Diagnostic …

The deep neck flexor endurance test: normative data scores in healthy adults

MA Domenech, PS Sizer, GS Dedrick, MK McGalliard… - PM&R, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate (1) the average hold time for the deep neck flexors (DNF)
endurance test in subjects without neck pain or pathology, and (2) whether different groups …

Endurance and fatigue characteristics of the neck flexor and extensor muscles during isometric tests in patients with postural neck pain

S Edmondston, G Björnsdóttir, T Pálsson, H Solgård… - Manual therapy, 2011 - Elsevier
Sustained postural loading of the cervical spine during work or recreational tasks may
contribute to the development of neck pain. The aim of this study was to compare neck …

Ultrasonography of longus colli muscle: A reliability study on healthy subjects and patients with chronic neck pain

K Javanshir, MA Mohseni-Bandpei… - Journal of bodywork and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study, the reliability of the longus colli muscle (LCM) size was assessed in a relaxed
state by a real time ultrasonography (US) device in a group of healthy subjects and a group …

The relationship between superficial muscle activity during the cranio-cervical flexion test and clinical features in patients with chronic neck pain

S O'Leary, D Falla, G Jull - Manual therapy, 2011 - Elsevier
Changes in motor behavior are a known feature of chronic mechanical neck pain disorders.
This study examined the strength of the association between reported levels of pain and …

Ultrasound assessment of bilateral longus colli muscles in subjects with chronic bilateral neck pain

K Javanshir, A Rezasoltani… - American journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate bilateral differences in the cross-sectional
area (CSA) and shape ratio of the longus colli muscle between subjects with mechanical …

Electromyographic activity of the cervical flexor muscles in patients with temporomandibular disorders while performing the craniocervical flexion test: a cross …

S Armijo-Olivo, R Silvestre, J Fuentes… - Physical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Most patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) have been shown to
have cervical spine dysfunction. However, this cervical dysfunction has been evaluated only …

Altered alignment of the shoulder girdle and cervical spine in patients with insidious onset neck pain and whiplash-associated disorder

H Helgadottir, E Kristjansson… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - journals.humankinetics.com
Clinical theory suggests that altered alignment of the shoulder girdle has the potential to
create or sustain symptomatic mechanical dysfunction in the cervical and thoracic spine. The …