Status of activator methods chiropractic technique, theory, and practice

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Fuhr, Arlan W ^a,c   Menke, J Michael ^b  

^a Activator Methods Intl Ltd   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Education; Research

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BELL PALSY; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOOT MALFORMATION; FROZEN SHOULDER; HEEL SPUR; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; LEG LENGTH; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NECK PAIN; ONLINE SYSTEM; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 14744280124     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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