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Effect of Lower Extremity Joint Manipulation on a Lower Extremity Somatosensory Illusion

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Coordination and Balance Disturbances
Healthy
Interventions
Other: chiropractic manual therapy
Registration Number
NCT05226715
Lead Sponsor
Parker University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of extremity manipulation on individual's center of pressure after they adapt to an ankle based illusion.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  • No previous surgeries
  • Not knowingly pregnant
  • No neuromusculoskeletal injuries or systemic diseases that could affect an individual's ability to stand on an incline for 3 minutes with their eyes closed.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Weight over the force plate operating limit of 440 lbs

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interventionchiropractic manual therapyReceived a bilateral, lower extremity manipulation series
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Center of pressure positionbaseline, immediately post-intervention, same day

position in centimeters as evaluated by a force plate

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pathlengthbaseline, immediately post-intervention, same day

cumulative distance traveled by center of pressure during trial

RMSbaseline, immediately post-intervention, same day

(Root mean square) measure of amplitude of center of pressure during trial

Mean velocitybaseline, immediately post-intervention, same day

average speed and direction of center of pressure during trial

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Synapse Laboratory

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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