Suboccipital dermatomyotomic stimulation and digital blood flow

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 285-289

  Purdy, W Randolph ^a,b   Frank, Jesse J ^b   Oliver, Brent ^c  

^a Athens Center for Vascular and Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b O'Bleness Memorial Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

digital pulse contour; osteopathic manipulation; Sympathetic tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIGRAINE; OCCIPITAL BONE; PAIN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; STROKE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0029906265     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1996.96.5.285     Document Type: Article

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