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Bio-mechanical Reasoning and Lateral Specificity of Upper Cervical Joint Mobilization

NCT04054869 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2019-11-29

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Summary

Participants with limited neck rotation are recruited to determine if manual therapy (joint stretching) techniques applied in a bio-mechanically correct sequence will improve neck motion, function and pain better than if the manual therapy is applied in the opposite direction. Each participant will receive both the correct and the incorrect applications in randomized order with each treatment separated by 2-3 days. Improvement in neck motion, function and pain will be assessed after each session.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Bio-mechanically correct manual therapy at the cervical atlanto-axial joints

Participant is seated in a firm backed chair. The treating physical therapist mobilizes both the ipsi-lateral and contra-lateral atlanto-axial spinal segments congruently to the direction of rotational loss.

OTHER

Bio-mechanically in-correct manual therapy at the cervical atlanto-axial joints

Participant is seated in a firm backed chair. The treating physical therapist mobilizes both the ipsi-lateral and contra-lateral atlanto-axial spinal segments in-congruently to the direction of rotational loss.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Andrews University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Williams, MPT · Andrews University, Indiana University Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-07
Primary Completion
2020-10-31
Completion
2020-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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