Evaluating the relationship among cavitation, zygapophyseal joint gapping, and spinal manipulation: An exploratory case series

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-14

  Cramer, Gregory D ^a   Ross, Kim ^b   Pocius, Judith ^a   Cantu, Joe A ^c   Laptook, Evelyn ^a   Fergus, Michael ^a   Gregerson, Doug ^a   Selby, Scott ^a   Raju, P K ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Private Practice of Chiropractic and Radiology   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Manipulation, Spinal; Zygapophyseal Joints

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CAVITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY; SUPINE POSITION; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 78651443405     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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