Somatovisceral response following osteopathic HVLAT: A pilot study on the effect of unilateral lumbosacral high-velocity low-amplitude thrust technique on the cutaneous blood flow in the lower limb

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 220-225

  Karason, Agust B ^a   Drysdale, Ian P ^a,b  

^a British College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b Lief House 120 122 ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic Nervous System; Osteopathy; Somatovisceral Reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; HIGH VELOCITY LOW AMPLITUDE THRUST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; REFLEX; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SMOKING; SOMATOVISCERAL REFLEX; SPINE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TECHNIQUE; TUKEY POST HOC ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038689222     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(02)54110-5     Document Type: Article

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