Effects after the application of the first rib thrust technique in patients with whiplash syndrome.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Whiplash disorder; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Muscle hardness; Pressure pain thresholds

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001033932
• Lead Sponsor: Marta Pena Salinas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are diagnosed of Whiplash grade I or II according to the Quebec Task Force.
2. .Patients who show a positive response to the cervical rotation lateral flexion test.
3. Patients who give written informed consent.
4. Man or woman over 18 and under 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

`-Patients suffering from cervicalgia, if this one is not related to the whiplash syndrome.
-Patients who pretend to have suffered a whiplash.
-Patients who are not diagnosed as have had suffered a whiplash.
- Level III or more by the Quebec Task Force classification.
-Malformations or previous injuries.
-Contraindication to the first rib manipulation technique, such as fracture at any level of the cervical spine.
-Tumor, osteitis, risk of cerebral hemorrhage.
-Any kind of rheumatism.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified