The controversy of cranial bone motion

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-103

  Rogers, Joseph S ^a,b   Witt, Philip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial bone motion; Craniosacral therapy

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BONE DISEASE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SKULL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031453407     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1997.26.2.95     Document Type: Review

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