Manual Therapy
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 68-72 , February 2005

Measurement of cervical range of motion pattern during cyclic neck movement by an ultrasound-based motion system

Received 22 November 2003 ,Revised 27 July 2004 ,Accepted 27 August 2004.

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☆ The Human Ethic Committee of College of Medicine, National Taiwan University has approved the protocol of the study.

PII: S1356-689X(04)00084-0

doi: 10.1016/j.math.2004.08.009

Manual Therapy
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 68-72 , February 2005

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