The effect of a simulated manipulation position on internal carotid and vertebral artery blood flow in healthy individuals

Manual Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-93

  Bowler, Neil ^a   Shamley, Delva ^b   Davies, Rachael ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Internal carotid artery; Manipulation; Vertebrobasilar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CERVICAL SPINE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RELIABILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 78650275939     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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