Neurophysiological effects of spinal manipulation

Spine Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 357-371

  Pickar, Joel G ^a  

^a PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Manual medicine; Manual therapy; Neurophysiology; Osteopathy; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PUBLICATION; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL GANGLION; TENDON RECEPTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0036759028     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00400-X     Document Type: Review

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