Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 187-192 , December 2009

Conservative care of temporomandibular joint disorder in a 35-year-old patient with spinal muscular atrophy type III: a case study

  • Sébastien Houle, DC

      Affiliations

    • Master's Degree Student, Biophysique et biologie cellulaires, Département de Chimie-Biologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada G9A 5H7
    • ,
  • Martin Descarreaux, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Département de Chiropratique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada G9A 5H7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Département de Chiropratique, 3613 Pavillon de Chiropratique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada G9A 5H7. Tel.: +1 819 376 5011x3977; fax: +1 819 376 5204.

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 7 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 July 2009.

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☆ No funding sources or conflicts of interest were reported for this study.

PII: S1556-3707(09)00103-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2009.07.005

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 187-192 , December 2009

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