Manual Therapy
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 126-132 , May 2007

Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy approach to assessment and treatment of derangement of the sacro-iliac joint

  • Stuart John Horton

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +6434795757; fax: +6434795161.
    • ,
  • Anja Franz

      Affiliations

    • Quebec, Canada

Received 14 September 2005 ,Revised 28 January 2006 ,Accepted 31 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2006.06.001

Manual Therapy
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 126-132 , May 2007

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