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Title: | To investigate the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation combined with heat therapy as opposed to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation with cryotherapy in the treatment of mechanical neck pain caused by hypertonic posterior cervical muscles |
Authors: | Francis, Romona |
Keywords: | Neck pain;Chiropractic |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Abstract: | Due to sustained partial neck flexion when operating a computer terminal for prolonged periods and by holding a stooped posture being proposed aetiologies for hypertonic posterior cervical muscles and subsequent mechanical neck pain, subjects for this research study were chosen according to their occupation and had to sit at a desk for more the three hours and less than eight hours a day. The p... |
Description: | Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health in compliance with the requirements for a Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic at Durban Institute of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2005. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10321/400 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/400 |
Appears in Collections: | Theses and dissertations (Health Sciences) |
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