TY - T1 - Associations of neck muscle strength and cervical spine mobility with future neck pain and disability : a prospective 16-year study SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337032 T3 - A1 - Multanen, Juhani; Häkkinen, Arja; Kautiainen, Hannu; Ylinen, Jari A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - Background: Neck pain has been associated with weaker neck muscle strength and decreased cervical spine range of motion. However, whether neck muscle strength or cervical spine mobility predict later neck disability has not been demonstrated. In this 16-year prospective study, we investigated whether neck muscle strength and cervical spine mobility are associated with future neck pain and related disability in women pain-free at baseline. Methods: Maximal isometric neck muscle strength and passi... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Association; Muscle strength; Neck disability; Neck pain; Range of motion; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -