Immediate effects on electromyographic activity and pressure pain thresholds after a cervical manipulation in mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-220

  Maduro De Camargo, Viviane ^a,b   Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco ^c   Bérzin, Fausto ^b   Cobos Stefanelli, Vinicius ^a,b   Rodrigues De Souza, Daiana P ^d   Fernández De Las Peñas, César ^e  

^a Escuela de Osteopatia de Madrid   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d Centro Universitario de Araraquara   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Neck Pain; Spinal Manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE MANIPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL NECK PAIN; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; NECK PAIN; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957745828     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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