Chiropractic management of mechanical low back pain secondary to multiple-level lumbar spondylolysis with spondylolisthesis in a United States Marine Corps veteran: a case report

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Dunn, Andrew S ^a,b   Baylis, Shayne ^b   Ryan, Danielle ^b  

^a VA Western New York Health Care System   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Military personnel; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolysis; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949101891     PISSN: 15563707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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