BACKGROUND: The craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) is a clinical test of the anatomical
action of the deep cervical flexor muscles, the longus capitis, and colli. It has evolved over …

The term sensorimotor describes all the afferent, efferent, and central integration and
processing components involved in maintaining stability in the postural control system …

Study Design. Cross-sectional study. Objective. The present study compared activity of deep
and superficial cervical flexor muscles and craniocervical flexion range of motion during a …

Deep cervical flexor muscle (DCF) activation is impaired with neck pain. This study
investigated the effects of low load cranio-cervical flexion (C-CF) and neck flexor …

Background and Purpose Poor sitting posture has been implicated in the development and
perpetuation of neck pain symptoms. This study had 2 purposes:(1) to compare change in …

There has been little investigation into whether or not differences exist in the nature of
physical impairment associated with neck pain of whiplash and insidious origin. This study …

The objective of this study was to compare onset of deep and superficial cervical flexor
muscle activity during rapid, unilateral arm movements between ten patients with chronic …

Exercise interventions are deemed essential for the effective management of patients with
neck pain. However, there has been a lack of consensus on optimal exercise prescription …

Background Although commonly utilized interventions, no studies have directly compared
the effectiveness of cervical and thoracic manipulation to mobilization and exercise in …

This study compared the effects of conventional proprioceptive training and craniocervical
flexion (C‐CF) training on cervical joint position error (JPE) in people with persistent neck …