A systematic review of the literature on the chiropractic care of patients with autism spectrum disorder

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 384-390

  Alcantara, Joel ^a,b,c,e   Alcantara, Joey D ^d   Alcantara, Junjoe ^c  

^a International Chiropractic Pediatric Association   (United States)

^b Life Chiropractic College West   (United States)

^c Private Practice of Chiropractic   (United States)

^d Private Practice of Chiropractic   (Canada)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; chiropractic; spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MELATONIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOOD STABILIZER; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACTIVATOR METHOD; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATLAS ORTHOGONAL TECHNIQUE; AUTISM; BACKACHE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHIROPRACTIC; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIVERSIFIED TECHNIQUE; DYSTONIA; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARAPLEGIA; PARKINSONISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SACRO OCCIPITAL TECHNIQUE; SEIZURE; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH THERAPY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THOMPSON TECHNIQUE; TORQUE RELEASE TECHNIQUE;

EID: 80455131294     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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