Tropism of Sub-Axial Cervical Facet Joints Is Not Related to Segmental Movement during Active Movement or Therapist-Perceived Symptomatic Locations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tuttle, N.; Evans, K.; Sperotto dos Santos Rocha, C. Tropism of Sub-Axial Cervical Facet Joints Is Not Related to Segmental Movement during Active Movement or Therapist-Perceived Symptomatic Locations. Symmetry 2021, 13, 739. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050739
Tuttle N, Evans K, Sperotto dos Santos Rocha C. Tropism of Sub-Axial Cervical Facet Joints Is Not Related to Segmental Movement during Active Movement or Therapist-Perceived Symptomatic Locations. Symmetry. 2021; 13(5):739. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050739
Chicago/Turabian StyleTuttle, Neil, Kerrie Evans, and Clarice Sperotto dos Santos Rocha. 2021. "Tropism of Sub-Axial Cervical Facet Joints Is Not Related to Segmental Movement during Active Movement or Therapist-Perceived Symptomatic Locations" Symmetry 13, no. 5: 739. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050739
APA StyleTuttle, N., Evans, K., & Sperotto dos Santos Rocha, C. (2021). Tropism of Sub-Axial Cervical Facet Joints Is Not Related to Segmental Movement during Active Movement or Therapist-Perceived Symptomatic Locations. Symmetry, 13(5), 739. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050739