Motor-Evoked Potentials Recorded from Lumbar Erector Spinae Muscles: A Study of Corticospinal Excitability Changes Associated with Spinal Manipulation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-270

  Dishman, J Donald ^a   Greco, Douglas S ^b   Burke, Jeanmarie R ^b  

^a Department: Structure/Anatomy   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Lumbosacral Region; Manipulation; Muscles; Spinal; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE MANIPULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 43449115375     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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