Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 362-369 , July 2002

Forces applied during manual therapy to patients with low back pain

Received 29 March 2001 ,Revised 1 October 2001

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doi: 10.1067/mmt.2002.126131

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 362-369 , July 2002