The effects of a single session of spinal manipulation on power, strength, and cortical drive in athletes
- Conditions
- Functional performance, including strength, power, muscle fatigue and cortical drive in an athletic populationMusculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and functionNeurological - Studies of the normal brain and nervous systemPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000089437
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Participants will be representative Taekwondo athletes who live in the Auckland area of New Zealand. To be eligible to participate volunteers must have represented their club at the senior premiership level during the previous 12 months, or represented their province or country within the previous 12 months. They must also have been actively engaged in resistance training at least twice per week on average over the previous six weeks.
Subjects will be ineligible to participate if they exhibit no evidence of spinal dysfunctions, have absolute contraindications to spinal manipulation, have experienced previous significant adverse reactions to spinal manipulation, or if they are currently being treated for their subclinical pain symptoms.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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