The effect of cervical spine manipulation compared to muscle energy technique on neck muscle activity and range of motion in asymptomatic participants

ot applicable0 个研究点目标入组 50 人开始时间: 2019年6月7日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•Participants aged 18 to 35 years. This is to exclude individuals in their fifth to seventh decade
•of life who are more likely to have osteoarthritis.
•Participants with the presence of one or more cervical spine restrictions.
•Participants will have to sign the letter of information and informed consent

•Participants who have neck pain.
•Any participant taking medication or receiving any other form of treatment for the duration
•of the study.
•The presence of contra-indications to spinal manipulative therapy (Bergmann and Peterson
•2011), such as:
•- Atherosclerosis of major blood vessels
•- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
•- Aneurysm
•- Fracturs
•- Late stage osteoarthritis
•- Uncarthrosis
•- Clotting disorders
•- Osteopenia
•- Space occupying lesions
•- Diabetic neuropathy
•The presence of contra-indications to MET (Chaitow 2006; Fernández de las Peñas, Cleland
•and Huijbregts 2011), including but not limited to:
•- Tissue fragility
•- Hypermobility
•- Myositis
•Contra-indications to surface electromyography including, but not limited to:
•- Skin irritation
•- Open wounds, rashes, psoriasis or skin conditions of any kind in the region of the
•electrode placement

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