Cervical cord injury after massage

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 856-859

  Lee, Tzu Han ^a   Chiu, Jan Wei ^a   Chan, Rai Chi ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Herniated Disc; Massage; Myelopathy; Spinal Cord Injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 80052689065     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318228c27c     Document Type: Article

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