Spinal reflex excitability changes after cervical and lumbar spinal manipulation: A comparative study

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 204-212

  Dishman, J Donald ^a   Burke, Jeanmarie ^a  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Cervical; EMG; H reflex; Lumbar; Motor neuron excitability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION KINETICS; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL REFLEX; SYMPTOM; TIBIAL NERVE; VOLUNTEER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINAL CORD; TIME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NEURONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL CORD; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0642372166     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00587-9     Document Type: Article

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