Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system response to upper and lower cervical spine mobilization in healthy male adults: a randomized crossover trial

Gerard Farrell0 个研究点目标入组 20 人开始时间: 2021年8月5日最近更新: 2023年2月27日

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试验速览

ower cervical spine mobilisation led to a decrease in salivary cortisol 30-minutes following the intervention.

•Healthy males aged between 21-35 years old who own an iPhone and have no current pain, illness or injury.

•Participants will be excluded if they have a history of a serious medical or psychiatric disorder, are currently on systemic glucocorticoid or cardioactive medication, or currently have an endocrine, central nervous system, cardiovascular or a mental health disorder. To ensure participants are safe to receive the intervention, they will be screened in more detail for any contra-indications to manual therapy (i.e. fracture, dislocation, spinal cord damage) and will be excluded accordingly. If any precautions to manual therapy are present (i.e. systemically unwell, osteoporosis, throat infection), participants will be excluded on a case by case basis.

发起方

Gerard Farrell