An Etiologic Model to Help Explain the Pathogenesis of Cervical Artery Dissection: Implications for Cervical Manipulation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-338

  Rubinstein, Sidney M ^a   Haldeman, Scott ^b   van Tulder, Maurits W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid Arteries; Cerebral Artery Disease; Dissection; Vertebral Artery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION; CERVICAL SPINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INJURY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; SPINE MOBILITY; SPORTING EVENT; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33646476826     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.03.003     Document Type: Note

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