Increasing the cervical lordosis with chiropractic biophysics seated combined extension-compression and transverse load cervical traction with cervical manipulation: Nonrandomized clinical control trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-151

  Harrison, Deed E ^a   Harrison, Donald D ^b   Betz, Joeseph J ^a   Janik, Tadeusz J ^c   Holland, Burt ^d   Colloca, Christopher J ^a   Haas, Jason W ^a  

^a Department of Chiropractic ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c CompMath R/C ^*  (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Kyphosis; Lordosis; Posture; Rehabilitation; Traction; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CERVICAL LORDOSIS; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; SPINE MOBILITY; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0344088987     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(02)54106-3     Document Type: Article

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