The immediate effects of a cervical lateral glide treatment technique in patients with neurogenic cervicobrachial pain

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 369-378

  Coppieters, Michel W ^a,b   Stappaerts, Karel H ^a   Wouters, Leo L ^a   Janssens, Koen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Cervical spine; Manipulative therapy; Manual therapy; Neurodynamic test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE MOBILITY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0141593727     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.7.369     Document Type: Article

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