A comparative investigation of flexion relaxation phenomenon in healthy and chronic neck pain subjects

[1] Viljanen M(2003)Effectiveness of dynamic muscle training, relaxation training, or ordinary activity for chronic neck pain: randomised controlled trial BMJ 327 475-478

[2] Malmivaara A(2004)Association of neck pain, disability and neck pain during maximal effort with neck muscle strength and range of movement in women with chronic non-specific neck pain Eur J Pain 8 473-S82

[3] Uitti J(2008)Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in the general population: results of the bone and joint decade 2000–2010 Task force on neck pain and its associated disorders Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33 S75-722

[4] Rinne M(2002)Manual therapy, physical therapy, or continued care by a general practitioner for patients with neck pain. A randomized, controlled trial Ann Intern Med 136 713-133

[5] Palmroos P(2004)Unravelling the complexity of muscle impairment in chronic neck pain Man Ther 9 125-306

[6] Laippala P(2005)Wireless on-line electromyography in recording neck muscle function: a pilot study Pathophysiology 12 303-631

[7] Ylinen J(2005)The biomechanical and clinical significance of the lumbar erector spinae flexion–relaxation phenomenon: a review of literature J Manip Physiol Ther 28 623-496

[8] Takala EP(2001)Analyses of myo-electrical silence of erectors spinae J Biomech 34 491-203

[9] Kautiainen H(1955)The function of the erectores spinae muscles in certain movements and postures in man J Physiol 129 184-400

[10] Nykanen M(2010)Load and speed effects on the cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11 46-360

[1] Viljanen M(2003)Effectiveness of dynamic muscle training, relaxation training, or ordinary activity for chronic neck pain: randomised controlled trial BMJ 327 475-478

[2] Malmivaara A(2004)Association of neck pain, disability and neck pain during maximal effort with neck muscle strength and range of movement in women with chronic non-specific neck pain Eur J Pain 8 473-S82

[3] Uitti J(2008)Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in the general population: results of the bone and joint decade 2000–2010 Task force on neck pain and its associated disorders Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33 S75-722

[4] Rinne M(2002)Manual therapy, physical therapy, or continued care by a general practitioner for patients with neck pain. A randomized, controlled trial Ann Intern Med 136 713-133

[5] Palmroos P(2004)Unravelling the complexity of muscle impairment in chronic neck pain Man Ther 9 125-306

[6] Laippala P(2005)Wireless on-line electromyography in recording neck muscle function: a pilot study Pathophysiology 12 303-631

[7] Ylinen J(2005)The biomechanical and clinical significance of the lumbar erector spinae flexion–relaxation phenomenon: a review of literature J Manip Physiol Ther 28 623-496

[8] Takala EP(2001)Analyses of myo-electrical silence of erectors spinae J Biomech 34 491-203

[9] Kautiainen H(1955)The function of the erectores spinae muscles in certain movements and postures in man J Physiol 129 184-400

[10] Nykanen M(2010)Load and speed effects on the cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11 46-360