Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 165-170 , December 2009

Effect of spinal manipulative therapy with stretching compared with stretching alone on full-swing performance of golf players: a randomized pilot trial

  • Soraya M.V. Costa, DC

      Affiliations

    • Chiropractor, Private Practice, Homecare, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Av Prof Francisco Morato, 2203 Butantã, São Paulo-SP 05523-300 Brazil. Tel.: +55 11 98833674; fax: +55 11 2157-7020.
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  • Yumi E.T. Chibana, DC

      Affiliations

    • Chiropractor, Private Practice, Chibana Chiropractic, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Leandro Giavarotti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Health Department, Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Débora S. Compagnoni, DC

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor and Chiropractor, Chiropractic Department, Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paulo, Brazil; Private Practice, Clínica Privada de Quiropraxia, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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  • Adriana H. Shiono, DC

      Affiliations

    • Chiropractor, Espaço Kaizen, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Janice Satie, DC

      Affiliations

    • Chiropractor, Clínica Internacional da Coluna, Brazilia, Brazil
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  • Eduardo S.B. Bracher, MD, DC

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor and Chiropractor, Chiropractic Department, Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paulo, Brazil; Private Practice, Axis Clinica da Coluna, São Paulo, Brazil

Received 2 July 2007 ,Revised 27 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 June 2009.

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

PII: S1556-3707(09)00105-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2009.06.002

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 165-170 , December 2009

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