Neurophysiologic effects of spinal manipulation in patients with chronic low back pain

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Clark, Brian C ^a   Goss, David A ^a   Walkowski, Stevan ^a   Hoffman, Richard L ^a   Ross, Andrew ^b   Thomas, James S ^a,b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

audible release; chiropractic; low back pain; manual therapies; muscle; osteopathic; Spinal manipulation; stretch reflex; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIBLE JOINT SOUND; BACK MUSCLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOUND; SPINE MANIPULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960564581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-170     Document Type: Article

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