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Training craniocervical flexor muscles improves neutral cervical posture

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August 2013

Training craniocervical flexor muscles improves neutral cervical posture

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:219| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effect of neck exercise on sitting posture in patients with chronic neck pain.

Phys Ther. 2007 Apr;87(4):408-17. Epub 2007 Mar 6

Contributing Authors:
D Falla G Jull T Russell B Vicenzino P Hodges

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58 patients with non-severe chronic neck pain were examined to determine change in cervical and thoracic neck posture when a distracting task was given and additionally, randomized to undergo one of two exercise intervention regimens, or a control group. The first group underwent training for the craniocervical flexor muscles while the second group underwent endurance-strength training of the cerv...

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