Osteopathic manipulation as a complementary treatment for the prevention of cardiac complications: 12-Months follow-up of intima media and blood pressure on a cohort affected by hypertension

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-74

  Cerritelli, Francesco ^a,b   Carinci, Fabrizio ^a   Pizzolorusso, Gianfranco ^a,b   Turi, Patrizia ^a,b   Renzetti, Cinzia ^b   Pizzolorusso, Felice ^b   Orlando, Francesco ^b   Cozzolino, Vincenzo ^b   Barlafante, Gina ^b  

^a European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM)   (Italy)

^b AIOT Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disorders; Intima media thickness; Osteopathic manipulative treatment; Systolic diastolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 78649950974     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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