Effect of Chiropractic Care on tonic pain assessed via EEG in subclinical populatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: subclinical spinal pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001420235
• Lead Sponsor: Aalborg University Hospiatl

Brief Summary

The analysis of the data showed that the pain scores decreased by 9% after the control intervention while the unpleasantness scores decreased by 7% after both the control and chiropractic interventions. sLORETA showed decreased brain activity during tonic pain after the sham intervention, whereas no change in EEG activity was seen after the chiropractic spinal adjustment session. What this means is that the participants showed pain habituation following the sham intervention, which is expected and means they’re getting used to the pain. However, after being adjusted by the chiropractor, no habituation occurred. We think this may mean that chiropractic care may play a role in avoiding maladaptive neural plastic changes in the brain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-07-02
• Study Start: 2018-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

15 subclinical participants were recruited from the Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects were ineligible to participate if they exhibit no evidence of vertebral subluxations, have absolute contraindications to spinal adjustments, had experienced previous significant adverse reactions to chiropractic care, or they are suffering from a current upper or lower limb disorder/dysfunction that would make them unable to carry out data recording sessions (e.g. sprain/strain/fracture).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
As it's an exploratory study so, electroencephalographic recording of activity in and between different regions of the brain will be assessed.[Immediately post-intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
one[None]