An investigation of the interrelationship between manipulative therapy-induced hypoalgesia and sympathoexcitation.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate a proposed model in which manipulative therapy produces a treatment-specific initial hypoalgesic and sympathoexcitatory effect by activating a descending pain inhibitory system. The a priori hypothesis tested was that manipulative therapy produces mechanical hypoalgesia and...

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Publicado en:Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 448 - 454
Autores principales: Vicenzino B, Collins D, Benson H, Wright A
Formato: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Sep98
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