Effects of a Manually Assisted Mechanical Force on Cutaneous Temperature

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-236

  Roy, Richard A ^a   Boucher, Jean P ^b   Comtois, Alain S ^b  

^a LaSalle   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Manipulation; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECORDING; SHAM PROCEDURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOGRAPHY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHIROPRACTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 41249090071     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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