The relationship between palpation of thoracic tissues and deep paraspinal muscle thickness

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-28

  Fryer, Gary ^a   Morris, Tony ^a   Gibbons, Peter ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscles; Osteopathic medicine; Palpation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; PALPATION; PARAVERTEBRAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYMPTOM; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 19344367699     PISSN: 17460689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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