Towards a theory of lumbar mobilisation - The relationship between applied manual force and movements of the spine

Manual Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-75

  Lee, M ^b   Steven, G P ^c   Crosbie, J ^c   Higgs, R J E D ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE

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EID: 0003034375     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/math.1996.0252     Document Type: Review

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