Investigation of the factors influencing spinal manipulative therapy force transmission through the thorax: a cadaveric study

Abstract Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) clinical effects are believed to be linked to its force–time profile characteristics. Previous studies have revealed that the force measured at the patient-table interface is most commonly greater than the one applied at the clinician-patient int...

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Main Authors: Jérémie Mikhail, Martha Funabashi, Stéphane Sobczak, Martin Descarreaux, Isabelle Pagé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-023-00493-1