To compare the immediate effects of cervical and thoracic spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) on neural mechanosensitivity of upper limb nerve trunks and grip strength in patients with chronic neck pain (NP).

niversity of Seville (Spain)0 个研究点目标入组 88 人开始时间: 2015年5月1日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•(a) age between 20 and 50 years old; (b) NP (grades I or II) of at least 12 weeks of duration; and (c) a positive response to the ULNT of the median nerve (ULNT-1) in at least one upper limb.

•Subjects who had one or more of the following conditions were excluded: (a) any contraindication to SMT (bone pathology, tumors, inflammatory disease...); (b) current use of any drugs or medication; (c) mechanical NP secondary to whiplash, congenital or acquired torticollis, rheumatoid arthritis, advanced cervical osteoarthritis and / or cervical myelopathy; (d) previous history of joint disease, tendinitis, severe trauma or surgery in the upper extremity and / or cervical spine; (e) cervicobrachial radiculalgia associated with herniation or disc protrusion at lower cervical spine; (f) diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome or previous surgery at this level; (g) serious hormonal imbalance, history of diabetes and / or hypothyroidism; (h) having received SMT in the eight weeks before data collection; (i) pregnant or menopausal women.

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niversity of Seville (Spain)