Chiropractic manipulation affects the difference between arterial systolic blood pressures on the left and right in normotensive subjects

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-50

  Dimmick, Karen R ^a   Young, Martin F ^a   Newell, David ^b  

^a McTimoney College of Chiropractic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b McTimoney College of Chiropractic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood Pressure; Controlled Clinical Trial; Manipulation, Chiropractic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SYSTOLE;

EID: 29844434627     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.11.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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