Weightbath hydrotraction treatment: Application, biomechanics, and clinical effects

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 19-27

  Kurutz, Márta ^a   Bender, Tamás ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Discopathy; Spinal column; Traction; Weightbath hydrotraction therapy (WHT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954599613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s8164     Document Type: Article

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