Do cerebral potentials to magnetic stimulation of paraspinal muscles reflect changes in palpable muscle spasm, low back pain, and activity scores?

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 458-464

  Zhu, Yu ^a   Haldeman, Scott ^a   Hsieh, Chang Yu J ^a   Wu, Pingjia ^a   Starr, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic manipulation; Evoked potentials; Low back pain; Muscle spasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034425084     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2000.108821     Document Type: Article

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