Changes in bending stiffness and lumbar spine range of movement following lumbar mobilization and manipulation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Stamos Papastamos, Nikolaos ^a   Petty, Nicola J ^b   Williams, Jonathan M ^a  

^a School of Health Professions ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lumbar Vertebrae; Manipulation, Spinal; Range of Motion, Articular; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR CENTRAL POSTEROANTERIOR MOBILIZATION; LUMBAR ROTATIONAL MANIPULATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 78651452995     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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