The forces applied by female and male chiropractors during thoracic spinal manipulation.
BACKGROUND: On average, women weigh less, have a smaller frame, and are less muscular than men. Since the peak thrust force applied during spinal manipulative treatments can be quite high and must be reached in a very short period of time, one might question the physical ability of women to generate...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 49 - 57 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jan2004
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