Effect of spinal manipulative treatment on cardiovascular autonomic control in patients with acute low back pain

Abstract Background This study aimed to quantify the effect of spinal manipulative treatment (SMT) from an analysis of baroreflex, systolic blood pressure and heart rate variability (HRV) on patients with acute back pain. It was hypothesized that SMT would increase the parasympathetic cardiovascular...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Younes, Karine Nowakowski, Benoit Didier-Laurent, Michel Gombert, François Cottin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12998-017-0167-6