Changes in vertebral artery blood flow following normal rotation of the cervical spine

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 347-351

  Mitchell, Jeanette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cervical spine; Rotation; Vertebral artery; Vertebrobasilar ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0042524076     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00074-5     Document Type: Article

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