Clinical presentation and manual therapy for lower quadrant musculoskeletal conditions

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 212-222

  Courtney, Carol A ^a   Clark, Jeffrey D ^a   Duncombe, Alison M ^a   O'Hearn, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Lakeland Regional Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Hip; Knee; Low back pain; Lower quadrant; Pain; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXERCISE; FOOT INJURY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPESTHESIA; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG PAIN; LIGAMENT INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PROPRIOCEPTION; RADICULAR PAIN; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 80055051907     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: 20426186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698111X13129729552029     Document Type: Article

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