Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 22-31 , January 2006

Paraspinal Muscle Spindle Responses to the Duration of A Spinal Manipulation Under Force Control

  • Joel G. Pickar, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa; Iowa Spine Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa; Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Joel G. Pickar, DC, PhD, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, 741 Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa 52803.
    • ,
  • Yu-Ming Kang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Iowa Spine Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa; Post-Doctoral Researcher University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Received 6 July 2005 ,Revised 22 August 2005

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 Sources of support: This publication was made possible by Grant no. R21 AT00676 from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NCCAM. This investigation was conducted in a facility constructed with support from Research Facilities Improvement Grant no. C06 RR15433 from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0161-4754(05)00356-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.11.014

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 22-31 , January 2006

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