Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 402-406 , July 2001

Effects of a mechanical pain stimulus on erector spinae activity before and after a spinal manipulation in patients with back pain: A preliminary investigation

Received 11 July 2000 ,Revised 9 October 2000

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☆ bProfessor, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

☆☆ cProfessor, University of Waterloo, Occupational Biomechanics and Safety Laboratories, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

★ Supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Ottawa, Canada.

★★ Submit reprint requests to: Gregory J. Lehman, Research Associate, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 1900 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E6, Canada. E-mail: gregorylehman@hotmail.com

PII: S0161-4754(01)48771-9

doi: 10.1067/mmt.2001.116421

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 402-406 , July 2001

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