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Fig. 4

From: Changes in pain sensitivity and spinal stiffness in relation to responder status following spinal manipulative therapy in chronic low Back pain: a secondary explorative analysis of a randomized trial

Fig. 4

The pathway of experimental changes following SMT in chronic low back pain patients. A pathway of changes following SMT in lumbar stiffness and pain sensitivity (mechanical and thermal), both in general and dependent on the target site (pain segment or a stiff segment). A green arrow indicates a positive specific/non-specific effect on the outcome, and a red blocked arrow indicates no effect on the outcome. SMT = Spinal manipulative therapy

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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