Safety of chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine: A prospective national survey

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2375-2378

  Thiel, Haymo W ^a   Bolton, Jennifer E ^a   Docherty, Sharon ^a   Portlock, Jane C ^b  

^a ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Chiropractic; Manipulation; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SYNCOPE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34848853560     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181557bb1     Document Type: Article

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