Incidence of ponticulus posterior of the atlas in migraine and cervicogenic headache

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-20

  Wight, S ^a   Osborne, N ^a   Breen, A C ^a  

^a ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basilar Artery Insufficiency; Cervical Vertebrae; Chiropractic; Migraine; Migraine Headache

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLAS; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 0032946875     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(99)70100-4     Document Type: Article

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