Study on the Effect of Cervical Mobilization on Motor Function and Pressure Pain Threshold in Pain Free Individuals

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Study Completion Date

2005-12-31

Brief Summary

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Passive accessory cervical mobilization is widely used as a clinical approach to the management of musculoskeletal pain of spinal origin. The purpose of the study is to determine if passive cervical mobilization can improve motor function in situations where motor performance is not impaired by the presence of pain.

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Detailed Description

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Cervical mobilization has been shown to elicit effects on pain perception, autonomic function and motor function in subjects who experience musculoskeletal pain. The improvement in motor function may be a direct effect of the treatment or secondary to a hypoalgesic effect. This study aims to demonstrate whether it is possible to alter motor function following joint mobilization, in situations where motor performance is not impaired by pain.

Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Passive cervical mobilisation

Grade III cervical mobilization technique as described by Maitland. Applied to left C5/6 Segment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Passive cervical mobilisation

Intervention Type OTHER

Passive cervical mobilization which involved an oscillatory grade III unilateral postero-anterior mobilization applied to the left C5/C6 segment. The mobilization consisted of 3 periods of 1 minute applications with a resting period of 1 minute in between.

Manual contact

Manual contact control, which involved light manual contact on the left C5/C6 segment as if to perform the treatment technique.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Manual contact

Intervention Type OTHER

Manual contact control, which involved light manual contact on the left C5/C6 segment as if to perform the treatment technique. The light manual contact consisted of 3 periods of 1 minute applications with a resting period of 1 minute in between.

Non-contact control

Non-contact control, which involved the subject resting in the treatment position without any physical contact between the researcher and the subject.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Passive cervical mobilisation

Passive cervical mobilization which involved an oscillatory grade III unilateral postero-anterior mobilization applied to the left C5/C6 segment. The mobilization consisted of 3 periods of 1 minute applications with a resting period of 1 minute in between.

Intervention Type OTHER

Manual contact

Manual contact control, which involved light manual contact on the left C5/C6 segment as if to perform the treatment technique. The light manual contact consisted of 3 periods of 1 minute applications with a resting period of 1 minute in between.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Physiotherapy placebo light touch

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* No history of neck or back pain over the last six months
* Without any previous experience with spinal manual therapy techniques

Exclusion Criteria

* History of musculoskeletal or rheumatologic conditions
* Any kind of spinal surgery
* Dizziness
* Previous trauma to the cervical spine
* Neurological signs or symptoms

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes