Doppler studies evaluating the effect of a physical therapy screening protocol on vertebral artery blood flow

Manual Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-21

  Arnold, C ^a   Bourassa, R ^a   Langer, T ^a   Stoneham, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical movement; Doppler; Physical therapy; Screening; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0442326076     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00087-0     Document Type: Article

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