**Nomenclature**


*Therapy Approaches in Neurological Disorders*

## **Author details**

Paul A. Oakley1 \*, Ibrahim M. Moustafa2,3 and Deed E. Harrison4

1 Private Practice, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

2 Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

3 Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Naser City, Cairo, Egypt

4 CBP NonProfit, Inc., Eagle, Idaho, USA

\*Address all correspondence to: docoakley.icc@gmail.com

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[11] Moustafa IM, Walton LM,

[12] Moustafa IM, Diab AAM, Hegazy FA, Harrison DE. Does rehabilitation of cervical lordosis influence sagittal cervical spine flexion extension kinematics in cervical spondylotic radiculopathy subjects? J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2017, 30:

[13] Moustafa IM, Diab AA, Taha S, Harrison DE. Addition of a Sagittal Cervical Posture Corrective Orthotic Device to a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program Improves Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with

Discogenic Cervical Radiculopathy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016, 97: 2034-2044.

randomized controlled trial Proceedings

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of the 13th World Federation of Chiropractic Biennial Congress / ECU Convention, Athens, Greece, May 13-16, 2015. Paper #184 Mediterranean Region

Award Winning Paper.

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2020;50(1):CSM143.

937-941.

Raigangir V, Shousha TM, Harrison D. Reduction of posture hyperkyphosis improves short- and long-term outcomes in patients with neck pain. Abstract In J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.

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