Spinal reflex excitability changes after lumbar spine passive flexion mobilization

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 526-532

  Bulbulian, Ronald ^a   Burke, Jeanmarie ^a   Dishman, J Donald ^a  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; H Reflex; Low Back Pain; Motorneuron; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOTION; MOTONEURON; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 0036799387     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2002.127073     Document Type: Article

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