An investigation into the production of intra-articular gas bubbles and increase in joint space in the zygapophyseal joints of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects after spinal manipulation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 356-364

  Cascioli, Vincenzo ^c   Corr, P ^a   Till, A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Chiropractic manipulation; CT; Joint; Radiograph; Traction; Zygapophyseal joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; JOINT CAVITY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; SKELETON TRACTION; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0042022061     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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