Forces measured during spinal manipulative procedures in two age groups

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 267-274

  Harms, M C ^a,b,c   Innes, S M ^a   Bader, D L ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force; Measurement; Mobilization; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 0032704983     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.3.267     Document Type: Article

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