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A placebo controlled trial to determine the efficacy of chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of whiplash injury

Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, 2000. / The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of manipulation of the cervical spine in the treatment of subacute and chronic whiplash injury utilizing a placebo treatment as a means of comparison. Treatment of whiplash injury still requires research in order to establish the effectiveness of manipulation as an adjunct in the management of this type of injury (Spitzer et al. 1995, Foreman and Croft 1995:468). Manipulation and mobilization have demonstrated some degree of effectiveness in the treatment of whiplash injury in past studies (Woodward et al. 1996, McKinney 1989 / M

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:dut/oai:ir.dut.ac.za:10321/2830
Date January 2000
CreatorsKruger, Brian
ContributorsPenter, C. S.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format109 p

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