Causes of complications from cervical spine manipulation

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 255-266

  Mann, Timothy ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^b  

^a Private practice   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Manipulation, orthopedic; Vertebral artery; Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BRAIN PERFUSION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASOSPASM; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0035737944     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60273-7     Document Type: Article

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