Cervical Spine Sensitizing Maneuvers during the Slump Test

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-21

  Fidel, Constance ^b   Martin, Elizabeth ^b   Dankaerts, Wim ^b   Allison, Garry ^a   Hall, Toby ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical spine; EMG; Neural tissue provocation testing; Sensitizing maneuvers; Slump test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002523179     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jmt.1996.4.1.16     Document Type: Article

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