The effects of chiropractic care on trunk muscle function.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ow back pain; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000880640
• Lead Sponsor: ew Zealand College of Chiropractic

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be eligible for inclusion if they are English speaking, aged 18-50, have a history of recurring low back pain, and display evidence of delayed feed forward activation times for abdominal muscles compared to deltoid.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be ineligible to participate if they exhibit no evidence of vertebral subluxations, have absolute contraindications to spinal adjustments, have experienced previous significant adverse reactions to chiropractic care, or they are suffering from current LBP.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Onset of muscle activation during postural perturbations (feed forward activation) will be measured using electromyography (EMG) and will be the primary outcome measure.[Immediately post-intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary outcome measure will be muscle reflex latency following force release in trunk flexion, extension, and lateral bending. This will be will be measured using electromyography (EMG)[Immendiately post-intervention.]