Introducing the External Link Model for Studying Spine Fixation and Misalignment. Part 1-Need, Rationale, and Applications

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-245

  Henderson, Charles N R ^a   Cramer, Gregory D ^b   Zhang, Qiang ^c   DeVocht, James W ^a   Fournier, Jaeson T ^d  

^a PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Ingham County Health Department ^*

^d Ingham County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Chiropractic; Immobilization; Models; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SUBLUXATION;

EID: 34047107125     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.01.006     Document Type: Note

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