Cervical arterial dysfunction and manual therapy: A critical literature review to inform professional practice

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 278-288

  Kerry, Roger ^a   Taylor, Alan J ^b   Mitchell, Jeanette ^c,d   McCarthy, Chris ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cervical arterial dysfunction; Internal carotid artery dissection; Manual therapy; Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 45449097054     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.10.006     Document Type: Review

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