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The Effects of Spinal Manipulation on Thigh Muscle Strength

NCT02407418 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2015-04-03

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of chiropractic low back adjustments on thigh muscle strength. Force production was measured during different types of muscle contractions with a device called an isokinetic dynamometer. The study included 21 college-aged subjects who did not have any pain and had never received chiropractic treatment with spinal manipulation. During two separate sessions, subjects' thigh muscle forces were recorded while performing maximal muscle contractions on the isokinetic dynamometer. Baseline measurements of muscle force were acquired before either treatment form of spinal manipulation or a sham spinal manipulation, followed by identical muscle force measurements within five and twenty minutes post-treatment.

Conditions

  • Subluxation of Joint of Lumbar Spine

Interventions

OTHER

Spinal Manipulation

Side-posture, high-velocity low-amplitude spinal manipulation targeting the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints

OTHER

Sham Manipulation

A simulated lumbar spine manipulation in which no vertebral contact was made

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grant Sanders

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Grant D Sanders, D.C. · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

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