Performance based objective outcome measures and spinal manipulation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 697-707

  Passmore, Steven R ^a,b   Descarreaux, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Motor performance; Outcome measures; Perception performance; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALGOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEADACHE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; VALIDITY;

ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BACK PAIN; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866749110     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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