The effect of lumbosacral manipulation on corticospinal and spinal reflex excitability on asymptomatic participants

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-93

  Fryer, Gary ^a,b   Pearce, Alan J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

H Reflex; Manipulation; Motor Evoked Potentials; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THRUST TECHNIQUE; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857047406     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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