Visceral responses to spinal manipulation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 777-784

  Bolton, Philip S ^a,b   Budgell, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Somato autonomic reflex; Somato visceral reflex; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CHIROPRACTIC; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERA;

EID: 84866765444     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.02.016     Document Type: Review

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