International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

The objective of this review was to systematically review cervical artery blood flow behavior by duplex Doppler ultrasonography with different cervical movements often used during vascular premanipulative testing.

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Osteopathic Family Physician

The osteopathic medical profession has distinct attributes. The purpose of this study is to identify current perceptions among osteopathic medical students, residents and practicing physicians (teaching and nonteaching) to gauge the dynamics and perspectives of the distinctive characterisitcs, practices and principles of the osteopathic medical profession.

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European Spine Journal

While allowing the greatest range of axial rotation of the entire spine with 40° to each side, gradual restraint at the extremes of motion by the alar ligaments is of vital importance. In order for the ligaments to facilitate a gradual transition from the neutral to the elastic zone, a complex interaction of axial rotation and vertical translation via the biconvex articular surfaces is essential. The aim of this investigation is to establish a geometrical model of the intricate interaction of the alar ligaments and vertical translatory motion of C1/C2 in axial rotation.

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Ann. Chir. Plast. Esthet.  

The anatomical unity of the organism is realized by the connective tissue, which assumes five functions: the filling of the spaces between organs; the connexion between these organs; the driving of the vascular and nervous
pedicles to these organs; the stocking of nutritive reserves in fat pads; an aesthetic role with hollows and bumps erasing ... The structure of the connective tissue can be integrated in a holistic conception of the organism. Many characteristics of this tissue have still to be discovered.

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