Neurologic basis of manual medicine
This article was published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 693-714.
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Abstract
Recent advances in the basic sciences have moved forward our understanding of complex reflex pathways and the numerous neurotransmitters involved. This article proceeds along three broad levels of understanding, i.e., the peripheral (or infraspinal), spinal, and supraspinal aspects of the involved physiology. The different receptor types, innervation, and reflex mechanisms, including those of the autonomic nervous system, are addressed and clinically correlated with some of the observations encountered in the practice of manual medicine.
This paper has been withdrawn.