Does the adjustment cavitate the targeted joint? an investigation into the location of cavitation sounds

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-122

  Beffa, Roberto ^a   Mathews, Robert ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cavitation Sounds; Chiropractic Manipulation; Lumbar Facet Joint; Sacroiliac Joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MICROPHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; RECORDING; SACROILIAC JOINT; SOUND; SOUND DETECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PRONE POSITION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SOUND LOCALIZATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 2542472473     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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