Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 153-158 , December 2007

Chiropractic treatment of a pregnant patient with lumbar radiculopathy

  • Ralph A. Kruse, DC, DABCO

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Homewood & Chicago, Illinois, Homewood, IL 60430
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 2417 West 183rd St, Homewood, IL 60430, USA. Tel.: +1 708 798 5556; fax: +1 708 798 5550.
    • ,
  • Sharina Gudavalli, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Homewood & Naperville, Illinois, Homewood, IL 60430
    • ,
  • Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, National University of Health Science; Lombard, Illinois, Lombard, IL 60187

Received 1 June 2007 ,Revised 8 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcme.2007.08.005

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 153-158 , December 2007

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