Immediate Effects on Neck Pain and Active Range of Motion After a Single Cervical High-Velocity Low-Amplitude Manipulation in Subjects Presenting with Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 511-517

  Martínez Segura, Raquel ^a,b   Fernández de las Peñas, César ^a,b   Ruiz Sáez, Mariana ^b,c   López Jiménez, Cristina ^a,b   Rodríguez Blanco, Cleofás ^b,d  

^a Escuela de Osteopatia de Madrid   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Madrid ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Manipulation, Spinal; Manual Therapy; Neck Pain; Range of Motion, Articular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33747879656     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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