Evaluation of the anatomic effect of physical therapy exercises for mobilization of lumbar spinal nerves and the dura mater in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1773-1779

  Gruenenfelder, Fredrik I ^a,b   Boos, Alois ^a   Mouwen, Marco ^a   Steffen, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOG; DURA MATER; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL NERVE; STANDARDIZATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; DOGS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL NERVES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33750218825     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.10.1773     Document Type: Article

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