The initial effects of a Mulligan's mobilization with movement technique on dorsiflexion and pain in subacute ankle sprains

Manual Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-82

  Collins, Natalie ^a   Teys, Pamela ^a   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Manipulation; Movement; Pain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANKLE PAIN; ANKLE PRESSURE; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1942456490     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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