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Spinal epidural hematoma in a patient on chronic anticoagulation therapy performing self-neck manipulation: a case report

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2019
Background Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare condition usually secondary to trauma and coagulopathy. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first case of a patient with an iatrogenic hypercoaguable state performing self-neck manipulation, which ...
Jesse Cooper, Patrick Battaglia, Todd Reiter   +2 more
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Subclinical recurrent neck pain and its treatment impacts motor training-induced plasticity of the cerebellum and motor cortex. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The cerebellum processes pain inputs and is important for motor learning. Yet, how the cerebellum interacts with the motor cortex in individuals with recurrent pain is not clear.
Julianne K Baarbé, Paul Yielder, Heidi Haavik, Michael W R Holmes, Bernadette Ann Murphy   +4 more
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Distinct subsets of unmyelinated primary sensory fibers mediate behavioral responses to noxious thermal and mechanical stimuli [PDF]

, 2009
Behavioral responses to painful stimuli require peripheral sensory neurons called nociceptors. Electrophysiological studies show that most C-fiber nociceptors are polymodal (i.e., respond to multiple noxious stimulus modalities, such as mechanical and ...
A. I. Basbaum, Abrahamsen, Barclay, Bautista, Bautista, Binshtok, Cain, Caterina, Caterina, Caterina, Caterina, Caterina, Chandrashekar, D. J. Anderson, D. J. Cavanaugh, Davis, Dong, Fitzgerald, Gamse, H. Lee, Holzer, Julius, Karai, L. Lo, Lawson, Lee, Lewinter, Luquet, M. J. Zylka, MELZACK, Molliver, Perl, Perl, Potrebic, Price, S. D. Shields, Saito, Story, Stucky, Tarpley, Vulchanova, Yaksh   +41 more
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The effects of a single session of spinal manipulation on strength and cortical drive in athletes

European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2018
PurposeThe primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether a single session of spinal manipulation (SM) increases strength and cortical drive in the lower limb (soleus muscle) of elite Taekwondo athletes.MethodsSoleus-evoked V-waves, H-reflex ...
Thomas Lykke Christiansen, I. Niazi, Kelly Holt, R. W. Nedergaard, Jens Duehr, K. Allen, P. Marshall, K. Türker, J. Hartvigsen, H. Haavik   +9 more
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Adverse events from spinal manipulation in the pregnant and postpartum periods: a critical review of the literature

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2012
Background The safety of spinal manipulation during pregnancy and the postpartum periods has been a matter of debate among manual therapists. Spinal manipulative therapy during these periods is a commonly performed intervention as musculoskeletal pain is
Stuber Kent, Wynd Shari, Weis Carol Ann
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Cauda equina syndrome in a postoperative patient of total hip replacement surgery: Possible exacerbation due to extreme intraoperative manipulation

Indian Journal of Pain, 2020
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare but devastating complication, which warrants an urgent or emergency decompressive surgery. To diagnose it early and also, a timely intervention can halt neurological sequelae.
Omer Mohammed Mujahid, Samarjit Dey, Javaid Iqbal, Tuhin Mistry, Jitendra Kalbande, Monica Khetarpal   +5 more
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Thrust Joint Manipulation Utilization by Us Physical Therapists

, 2016
Study Design: Online survey study. Objective: To determine physical therapists’ utilization of thrust joint manipulation (TJM) and their comfort level in using TJM between the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of the spine.
Reilly, Sean, Slaughter, Rebecca, Ventura, Erwin   +2 more
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Increased Voluntary Activation of the Elbow Flexors Following a Single Session of Spinal Manipulation in a Subclinical Neck Pain Population

Brain Science, 2019
To investigate the effects of a single session of spinal manipulation (SM) on voluntary activation of the elbow flexors in participants with subclinical neck pain using an interpolated twitch technique with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS ...
Mat Kingett, Kelly Holt, I. Niazi, R. W. Nedergaard, Michael Lee, H. Haavik   +5 more
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Is neck massage safe? A rare case of tetraplegia and spinal shock after neck manipulation

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017
Neck manipulation is associated with spinal cord injury. However, occurrence of such cases is infrequent. This article presents a 33-year-old gentleman who sustained acute tetraplegia after neck manipulation.
Tan Han Ling, Amir Fariz Bin Zakaria, Ahmad Tajuddin Bin Abdullah   +2 more
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Unravelling functional neurology: does spinal manipulation have an effect on the brain? - a systematic literature review

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2019
BackgroundA recent hypothesis purports that spinal manipulation may cause changes at a brain level. Functional Neurology, a mainly chiropractic approach, promotes the use of spinal manipulation to improve ‘brain function’ as if it were a proven construct.
A. Meyer, M. Amorim, M. Schubert, P. Schweinhardt, C. Leboeuf‐Yde   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source