Spinal manipulative therapy and somatosensory activation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 785-794

  Pickar, J G ^a,b   Bolton, P S ^c,d  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^b IA United States   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Neurophysiology; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; TENDON RECEPTOR;

HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINE;

EID: 84866768444     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.015     Document Type: Review

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