Relationship between the duplex Doppler ultrasound and a questionnaire screening for positional tolerance of the cervical spine in subjects with suspected vascular pathology: A case series pilot study

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Johnson, Eric G ^a   Houle, Shaunna ^b   Perez, Andrea ^b   San Lucas, Summer ^b   Papa, Diane ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Duplex Doppler ultrasound; Manual therapy; Vertebral artery test; Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDITY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 39449109482     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698107790819378     Document Type: Article

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