Scoliosis treatment using spinal manipulation and the Pettibon Weighting System™: A summary of 3 atypical presentations

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Morningstar, Mark W ^a   Joy, Timothy ^b  

^a The Pettibon Institute   (United States)

^b Evergreen Spine and Posture Correction Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33646423325     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-14-1     Document Type: Article

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