Assessing Normative Data, Reliability and the Influence of Body Position and Axial Load on Spinal Stiffness by Electromechanical Measurements in Young Healthy Adults
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Spinal stiffness
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to examine the influence of body position and additional axial load on spinal stiffness in young healthy adults.
Detailed Description
Spinal stiffness plays an important role in the assessment of the spine in the clinical daily routine. It is often performed as a manual PA-pressure test in the prone position. The spinal stiffness is the result of the resistance from the active, passive and neurological subsystems, like muscles (active), ligaments, joint capsule and the skin (passive). Further research had shown, that the spinal stiffness depends also from other factors. It is increased by axial compression. A better understanding of spinal stiffness leads to novel insights into spinal stabilization mechanisms.
Investigators
Swanenburg
PhD
Balgrist University Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- •Acute backpain (thoracal or lumbar)
- •History of significant backpain (thoracal or lumbar) or radiating pain down the leg
- •Contraindications to PA mobilisation/manipulation
- •Spinal fractures
- •Spinal tumors
- •Surgical intervention in the thoracic and lumbar spine
- •Local infections of the spine or the surrounding tissue
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Spinal stiffness
Time Frame: Day one of the study
posterior-to-anterior spinal will be assesd in prone and upright body position and in upright body position with additional axial. The device measures tissue compliance according to the concept of impulse-response. A force of exact 80 Newton will be applied from the device to the process spinous. The expected impulse-response (result) will be between 40 Newton and 70 Newton.
Secondary Outcomes
- Pain during measuring spinal stiffness(Day one of the study)