Doppler insonation of vertebral artery blood flow changes associated with cervical spine rotation: Implications for manual therapists

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 303-313

  Mitchell, Jeanette ^a,b,c  

^a School of Biological Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; SPINE MOBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 37149049001     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980701593771     Document Type: Article

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