Nonvascular complications following spinal manipulation

Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 660-666

  Oppenheim, Jeffrey S ^a,d   Spitzer, Daniel E ^b   Segal, David H ^c  

^a Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern   (United States)

^b Nyack Hospital   (United States)

^c Department of Neuroscience   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Complication; Herniated disc; Manipulation; Myelopathy; Spinal injury; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE INJURY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 28044447372     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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