Sub Occipital Inhibition Technique on Postural Balance

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Movement Disorders
• Interventions: Procedure: Suboccipital inhibition; Procedure: Placebo technique

• Registration Number: NCT04001868
• Lead Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University

Brief Summary

In the present study the investigators want to verify if the inhibition of the suboccipital muscles improves the postural balance in subjects with cervical pain objectified by stabilometry.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-06-26
• Study First Posted: 2019-06-28
• Study Start: 2019-07-03
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-03
• Status Verified: 2019-12
• Study Completion: 2019-12-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals who suffer neck pain for at least 3 months
• Come to receive physiotherapy treatment at Clinica Osteomed (NRS: 8415-CV), Elche, Alicante, Spain.
• Age between 18 and 65 years old.
• Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Suffering or having suffered pathologies of the postural control system (postural sensors, central nervous system or locomotor system)
• Presenting deformities or orthopedic injuries in the lower limbs or rachis
• Presenting pain at the moment of study
• Present contraindications to the intervention under study
• Have received physiotherapy treatment in the last six months
• Have undergone surgical treatment of any kind.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	Suboccipital inhibition	Application of the sub occipital inhibition technique.
Placebo Group	Placebo technique	Hand contact in the sub occipital region without executing any technique.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surface of the ellipse open eyes	Postintervention immediate	Determines the surface of the ellipse formed from the oscillations in the X and Y coordinates with open eyes. The measurement is made using a stabilometric platform with 4 pressure sensors per square centimeter. The software of the stabilometric platform collects 40 measurements per second through its pressure sensors, calculating the position of the projection of the center of gravity on the ground 40 times every second. The described variable evaluates the surface of the ellipse that contains the successive points of the displacement of the projection of the center of gravity in the ground during the standarized time for the stabilometric recording (51.2 seconds). It is a unique value, measured in a single moment. If the ellipse formed is larger, it implies a greater amplitude of the displacement of the center of gravity, and therefore a lower equilibrium capacity. Interval: 0-1000 (mm2).
Surface of the ellipse closed eyes	Postintervention immediate	Determines the surface of the ellipse formed from the oscillations in the X and Y coordinates with closed eyes. The measurement is made using a stabilometric platform with 4 pressure sensors per square centimeter. The software of the stabilometric platform collects 40 measurements per second through its pressure sensors, calculating the position of the projection of the center of gravity on the ground 40 times every second. The described variable evaluates the surface of the ellipse that contains the successive points of the displacement of the projection of the center of gravity in the ground during the standarized time for the stabilometric recording (51.2 seconds). It is a unique value, measured in a single moment. If the ellipse formed is larger, it implies a greater amplitude of the displacement of the center of gravity, and therefore a lower equilibrium capacity. Interval: 0-1000 (mm2).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean of the oscillation on the X axis and on the Y axis.	Preintervention and Postintervention immediate.	It assesses the lateral and anteroposterior oscillation of the projection on the floor of the center of gravity during the 51 seconds of the stabilometric record. Interval: 0-50 (mm). Greater oscillation implies less postural balance.
Speed of the oscillation on the X axis and on the Y axis	Preintervention and Postintervention immediate.	Determines the speed with which the projection of the center of gravity moves in lateral and anteroposterior direction during the 51 seconds of the stabilometric record. Interval: 0-10 (mm/s). Greater speed implies less postural balance.
Average speed of the oscillation	Preintervention and Postintervention immediate.	Determines the average speed with which the projection of the center of gravity moves in lateral and anteroposterior direction during the 51 seconds of the stabilometric record. Interval: 0-10 (mm/s). Greater speed implies less postural balance.
Length of oscillation	Preintervention and Postintervention immediate.	Determine the length of movement described by the projection on the ground of the center of gravity during the stabilometric measurement. Interval: 0-1000 (mm). Greater length implies less postural balance.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ceu Cardenal Herrera University; 🇪🇸 Moncada, Valencia, Spain