Evidence for decreased Neurologic Pain Signature activation following thoracic spinal manipulation in healthy volunteers and participants with neck pain

Background Context: Spinal manipulation (SM) is a common treatment for neck and back pain, theorized to mechanically affect the spine leading to therapeutic mechanical changes. The link between specific mechanical effects and clinical improvement is not well supported. SM's therapeutic action m...

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Main Authors: Kenneth A. Weber II, Tor D. Wager, Sean Mackey, James M. Elliott, Wen-Ching Liu, Cheryl L. Sparks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158219303894