Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 248-253 , June 2010

Sympathetic nervous system effects in the hands following a grade III postero-anterior rotatory mobilisation technique applied to T4: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial

  • Pete Jowsey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiotherapy, Bristol Community Health, Charlotte Keel Health Centre, Seymour Road, Easton, Bristol BS5 0UA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 117 9027117.
    • ,
  • Jo Perry

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK

Received 13 August 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 14 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.12.008

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 248-253 , June 2010

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