Open AccessCervical Spine Muscle-Tendon Unit Length Differences Between Neutral and Forward Head Postures: Biomechanical Study Using Human Cadaveric Specimens
Author(s) -
Saeed Khayatzadeh,
Olivia A. Kalmanson,
Dale Schuit,
Robert M. Havey,
Leonard I. Voronov,
Alexander J. Ghanayem,
Avinash G. Patwardhan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.1093/ptj/pzx040
Subject(s) - cadaveric spasm , occiput , anatomy , cadaver , medicine , forward head posture , cervical spine , cervical vertebrae , tendon , orthodontics , surgery
Forward head posture (FHP) may be associated with neck pain and poor health-related quality of life. Literature describes only qualitative muscle length changes associated with FHP.
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