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Manual Therapy Techniques on Cervical Spine and Psychological Interaction

NCT02782585 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2016-05-25

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Summary

Manual therapy (MT) techniques applied over cervical region have over both local (neck) and distant regions (elbow) in both asymptomatic and symptomatic populations. Neurophysiological mechanisms are hypothesized to explain the underlying effects, with effects originating from peripheral mechanisms, spinal cord and supraspinal mechanisms.

There is also an increasing interest in the study of the role of psychological variables in the treatment success in neck pain. Psychological variables, like anxiety catastrophizing or kinesiophobia are related to poor prognosis in the development of pain outcomes and disability in neck pain, being the Fear-Avoidance Model of pain one of the most tested models in this field.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Cervical manipulation

The therapist cradled the subject´s head with the other hand. Gentle ipsilateral side flexion and contralateral rotation to the targeted side were introduced until slight tension was perceived in the tissues at the contact point. The High velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) manipulation was directed upward and medially in the direction of the subject´s contralateral eye. The therapist monitored for cavitation or 'popping sound' accompanying the manipulations. If an audible popping sound was not heard during the first manipulative attempt, the procedure was repeated in the second time.

OTHER

Cervical lateral glide

The upper limb of the right side of subjects was maintained in rest, with the arm along the trunk and the hand over the abdominal wall. The right hand of the treating therapist was positioned over scapula region, to depress the scapula while left hand cradled the occiput and neck above C5-C6 and left hand produced a passive lateral movement of the occipital and neck region.

OTHER

Cervical mobilisation

The patients received a passive cervical mobilization that involved a grade III oscillatory unilateral posteroanterior mobilization to the right articular pillar of C5/C6 segment as described Maitland at a frequency of 2Hz. All the subjects were positioned in prone position as the protocol described by Sterling et al. for 3 sets of 2 minutes with 1 minute rest between sets.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • JORGE H VILLAFAÑE, PhD · Don Gnocchi Foundation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-10-31
Completion
2011-06-30

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