Forces Applied to the Cervical Spine During Posteroanterior Mobilization

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-83

  Snodgrass, Suzanne J ^a   Rivett, Darren A ^b   Robertson, Val J ^b   Stojanovski, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical Vertebrae; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; THUMB;

EID: 58049104192     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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