Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 72-83 , January 2009

Forces Applied to the Cervical Spine During Posteroanterior Mobilization

  • Suzanne J. Snodgrass, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Newcastle, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Suzanne J. Snodgrass, PhD, Lecturer, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Newcastle, Box 24, Hunter Building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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  • Darren A. Rivett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Head, School of Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
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  • Val J. Robertson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Allied Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
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  • Elizabeth Stojanovski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Received 23 April 2008 ,Revised 23 July 2008 ,Accepted 9 September 2008.

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PII: S0161-4754(08)00290-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.09.012

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 72-83 , January 2009

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