Osteopathic manipulative medicine in the treatment of hypertension: An alternative, conventional approach

Heart Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-278

  Spiegel, Adam J ^c   Capobianco, John D ^a   Kruger, Adam ^b   Spinner, Warren D ^c  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Hypertension; Osteopathic manipulative medicine; Osteopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC;

EID: 0041620634     PISSN: 1521737X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hdx.0000080718.70719.88     Document Type: Review

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