A male incumbent worker industrial database: Part ii: Cervical spinal physical capacity

Tom Mayer, Robert J. Gatchel, Janice Keeley, Holly Mayer, Dennis Richiing

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Abstract

Study Design. Quantified cervical physical examination data are provided for a group of 160 incumbent railroad workers from four laboring crafts.Objectives. The subjects were tested for cervical mobility and strength, according to standardized protocol as part of a comprehensive physical examination and functional testing procedure to establish normative data associated with the axial musculoskeletal system.Results. Tri-planar cervical inclinornetric mobility norms are provided, as are sagittal and coronal isometric cervical strength data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)762-764
Number of pages3
JournalSpine
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1994

Keywords

  • Axial
  • Cervical spine
  • Coronal
  • Deconditioning syndrome
  • Inclinometry
  • Isometric strength
  • Range of motion
  • Sagitial

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