Saffarian, Mathew R.
Swampillai, Jensen J.
Andary, Michael T.
Sylvain, Jim R.
Halliday, Salina E.
Bratta, Brian
Article History
Received: 12 November 2018
Accepted: 14 March 2019
First Online: 2 April 2019
Authors’ information
: Dr. Saffarian is a faculty member at Michigan State University Health Team. He is a graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MSU. He is fellowship-trained in Electromyography, Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine.
: Ethics Committee: Michigan State University Biomedical and Health Institution Review Board (i048008, IRB# 15-412e).Statement: It was determined that the study does not meet the definition of “research” as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations for the protection of human research subjects. It was approved under the “exempt” status. The federal regulations for the protection of human subjects would not apply to this project and MSU IRB approval was not needed to proceed.
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