Immediate changes in radiographically determined lateral flexion range of motion following a single cervical HVLA manipulation in patients presenting with mechanical neck pain: A case series

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 139-145

  Fernández De Las Peñas, César ^a   Downey, Cristobal ^b   Miangolarra Page, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Escuela de Osteopatia de Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical manipulation; Functional radiography; Inter vertebral radiological motion; Mechanical neck pain; Osteopathic medicine; Zygapophyseal joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SPINE MOBILITY; VERTEBRA;

EID: 30644475950     PISSN: 17460689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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