Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 66-70 , May 2010

Cervical joint position sense in rugby players versus non-rugby players

  • Nicolas Pinsault

      Affiliations

    • Ecole de kinésithérapie du CHU de Grenoble, France
    • TIMC-IMAG laboratory AFIRM and AGIM3 teams, UMR UJF-CNRS 5525, Grenoble, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Ecole de kinésithérapie, 19 Avenue de Kimberley, 38130 Echirolles, France. Tel.: +33 476768981.
    • ,
  • Marion Anxionnaz

      Affiliations

    • Ecole de kinésithérapie du CHU de Grenoble, France
    • ,
  • Nicolas Vuillerme

      Affiliations

    • TIMC-IMAG laboratory AFIRM and AGIM3 teams, UMR UJF-CNRS 5525, Grenoble, France

Received 24 August 2009 ,Revised 5 February 2010 ,Accepted 10 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.02.004

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 66-70 , May 2010

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