Chiropractic treatment of temporomandibular disorders using the activator adjusting instrument: A prospective case series

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 421-425

  DeVocht, James W ^a,b   Long, Cynthia R ^a   Zeitler, Deborah L ^c   Schaeffer, Walter ^d  

^a PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chiropractic Manipulation; Temporomandibular Disorder; Temporomandibular Joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SPINE MOBILITY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0141651880     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00096-4     Document Type: Article

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