Spinal manipulation for the treatment of hypertension: A systematic qualitative literature review

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-243

  Mangum, Kevin ^a   Partna, Lester ^b   Vavrek, Darcy ^b  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN STATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Hypertension; Manipulation; Spinal

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHIROPRACTIC; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK; SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CALIFORNIA; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859216411     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.01.005     Document Type: Review

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