Resolution of Symptoms of Chronic Constipation in an 8-Year-Old Male After Chiropractic Treatment

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-68

  Quist, David M ^a   Duray, Stephen M ^a  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Chiropractic; Constipation

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ABDOMEN; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; MASSAGE; SACRUM; SACRUM SUBLUXATION; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846116223     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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