Low back pain and kidney mobility: Local osteopathic fascial manipulation decreases pain perception and improves renal mobility

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-391

  Tozzi, P ^a   Bongiorno, D ^b   Vitturini, C ^a  

^a CROMON   (Italy)

^b Andrew Taylor Still Academy Italia ATSAI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fascia Renal fascia; Fascial techniques Manipulation; Fascial unwinding; Fascial Osteopathic treatment; Kidney; Low back pain; Myofascial; Osteopathic manipulation; Osteopathy; Renal movement mobility; Respiration; Somatic dysfunction; Still technique; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FASCIAL UNWINDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MOBILITY; KIDNEY MOBILITY SCORE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; OSTEOPATHIC FASCIAL MANIPULATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SHAM PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84862210343     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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