Spinal reflex attenuation associated with spinal manipulation

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2519-2525

  Dishman, J Donald ^a   Bulbulian, Ronald ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Research ^*

Author keywords

Back pain; Electromyography; H reflex; Mobilization; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL REFLEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034307674     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200010010-00015     Document Type: Article

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