Research on the effectiveness of intermittent cervical traction therapy, using short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 208-216

  Hattori, Mikihiko ^a   Shirai, Yasumasa ^a   Aoki, Takafumi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intermittent cervical traction therapy; Median nerve; Short latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036233298     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760200035     Document Type: Article

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