The Effect of Spinal Manipulation on the Efficacy of a Rehabilitation Protocol for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: A Pilot Study

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-177

  Murphy, Bernadette ^a   Taylor, Heidi Haavik ^b   Marshall, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b New Zealand College of Chiropractic   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Electromyography; Exercise; Manipulation, Spinal; Neck Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK PAIN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949901362     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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