Upper cervical manipulation combined with mobilization for the treatment of atlantoaxial osteoarthritis: A report of 10 cases

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-137

  Yu, Hong ^a   Hou, Shuxun ^a   Wu, Wenwen ^a   He, Xiaohua ^b  

^a General Military Hospital   (China)

^b Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial Joint; Chiropractic; Intractable Pain; Manipulation; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOAXIAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; UPPER CERVICAL MANIPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951905860     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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