Ultrasound imaging is widely used to measure architectural features of human skeletal
muscles in vivo. We systematically reviewed studies of the reliability and validity of two …

Objectives To quantify differences in active cervical range of motion (aCROM) between
patients with neck pain and those without neck pain, in patients with whiplash-associated …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Abstract Summary of background data Recent smartphones, such as the iPhone, are often
equipped with an accelerometer and magnetometer, which, through software applications …

Background The reliability of clinical tests for the cervical spine has not been adequately
evaluated. Six cervical clinical tests, which are low cost and easy to perform in clinical …

Background Lymphedema may disrupt local function and affect quality of life (QOL) in
patients with head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine the …

Aim To investigate the effect of combining pain education, specific exercises and graded
physical activity training (exercise) compared with pain education alone (control) on physical …

Background A high level of participant skill is influential in determining the outcome of many
sports. Thus, tests assessing skill outcomes in sport are commonly used by coaches and …

Background Dry needling (DN) and percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) are
widely used techniques in the treatment of myofascial pain. Objective To investigate the …

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the intrarater and interrater reliability of
Kinovea computer program in measuring cervical range of motion in sagittal plane in healthy …