Changes in Pain Sensitivity Following Cervical or Lumbar Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Spinal Pain Patients: A Randomised Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Spinal PainPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitationSpinal Manipulative TherapyAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicineMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001102460
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Health Professions, Murdoch University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
a) Current, episodic, or chronic spinal pain in both the neck and low back. Episodic is defined as at least 3 episodes of pain in the last 12 months, and chronic is defined as at least 3 months of ongoing pain in the last 12 months.
Exclusion Criteria
a) Any contraindications to cervical or lumbar SMT
b) Have had spinal manipulative therapy within the previous week
c) Have cervical or lumbar radiculopathy, neurological symptoms, or a neurological condition
d) Have fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain
e) Have an inflammatory joint condition (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
f) Have a bleeding disorder or take anticoagulant medication (e.g. warfarin)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pressure pain threshold will be measured using a digital pressure algometer with a 1cm2 rubber probe (Wagner FPIX 50, USA), bilaterally at the medial gastrocnemius muscle, L5 paraspinal musculature, deltoid muscle, and C5 paraspinal musculature. [Pressure pain threshold will be measured at each site immediately following intervention, and again 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, and 60 minutes after intervention.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one[None]