The change in the diffusion of water in normal and degenerative lumbar intervertebral discs following joint mobilization compared to prone lying

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-11

  Beattie, Paul F ^a,b   Donley, Jonathan W ^c   Arnot, Cathy F ^d   Miller, Ronald ^d  

^a Dept of Environ Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Lumbar disc disease; Lumbar spine; Manual therapy; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449116877     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2009.2994     Document Type: Article

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