Informational Manual Therapy to Improve Standing Balance
NCT ID: NCT04404829
Last Updated: 2020-11-04
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
57 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-05-01
2020-06-15
Brief Summary
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Design: This is a one-group pretest-posttest design. It is a within-subjects experiment in which each participant is tested first under the control condition and then under the treatment condition.
Setting: University laboratory. Intervention: One IMT session was performed on 57 healthy individuals aged from 18 to 65 years. They were grouped into three age groups. The treatment session was performed by 5 therapists on two days. The primary outcome was quite standing assessed by the SATEL force platform. Secondary outcomes were bodily pain assessed by the pain sections of the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and quality of life by EQ-5D-3L (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression). The primary outcome was evaluated before and immediately after treatment and after 7-10 days. The secondary outcomes were assessed after treatment and 3 weeks later.
Detailed Description
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Subjects Fifty-seven participants will be recruited to participate in this study; the sample was one of convenience. The inclusion and exclusion criteria are as follows: age from 18 to 65 years old, not having a positive diagnosis for any disease which influences balance, no participation in any other trial, not suffering from an injury in the 3 months before the study or fractures in the previous 6 months, and no falls in the previous month. All individuals provided informed consent before enrolment.
Intervention All the participants received a single session of 30-45 min of IMT. All the treatment sessions took place at the UIC laboratory. The IMT session was performed over two days by four physiotherapists and a doctor. All have more than five years of experience in IMT treatment.
The first level of IMT was treated in this study: the objective is to harmonize the Cranio-sacral and sacro-pelvic systems, as this is fundamental for maintaining good posture. The first therapeutic maneuvers should be focused on releasing of the sacrum and the pelvis. The first is considered a key area for the correct transmission of forces and loads from the lower limbs to the upper limbs and vice versa and shares the role of rigid elements for this purpose (bones) and tensile elements (muscles, ligaments, fascia) in the whole body. At this level. Compensatory injuries that the body has started after a primary injury are treated on this level, through the Fluidic Chains. This also includes the treatment of some traumatic injuries, such as cranial strains, the compression of spheno-basilar synchondrosis, injuries of the pelvis and occipital bone, and damage to the flexion-extension and lateral displacement of the vertebrae. The diagnosis of this level is performed by cranial somotopias (reflex points on the skull and face). Practically all the treatment is carried out on the sacrum. The first step is the "fuses," which are vibration zones that act as a protection system for the body (1). These points sometimes stop working, which interrupts the correct movement of the PRM: 1st fuse: Inn-trang (on the forehead between the two eyebrows, the 4th sacral vertebra is stimulated if it is not adjusted). A massage on the scalp in several very soft circles that goes from the frontal to the occipital area is performed 6 times. 2nd fuse: 1st dorsal vertebra, 4th cervical, 4th dorsal, and 3rd lumbar. 3rd fuse: C0 (base of the occipital), a zone of the 2nd sacral vertebra, and the space between the spines of the 2nd and 3rd dorsal vertebrae and finally point R1 (between the 2nd and 3 rd metatarsal). If any point is blocked it is treated and harmonized with a soft touch towards the occipital.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Informational Manual Therapy
It is an integral no orthopedic and very soft manual therapy
Manual Therapy
The first level of IMT was treated in this study: the objective is to harmonize the cranio-sacral and sacro-pelvic systems, as this is fundamental for maintaining good posture. The first therapeutic maneuvers should be focused on releasing of the sacrum and the pelvis. The first is considered a key area for the correct transmission of forces and loads from the lower limbs to the upper limbs and vice versa and shares the role of rigid elements for this purpose (bones) and tensile elements (muscles, ligaments, fascia) in the whole body. In this level. Compensatory injuries that the body has started after a primary injury are treated on this level, through the Fluidic Chains. The diagnosis of this level is performed by cranial somotopias. Practically all the treatment is carried out on the sacrum. The first step are the "fuses," which are vibration zones which act as a protection system for the body. These points sometimes stop working, which interrupts the correct movement of the PRM.
Interventions
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Manual Therapy
The first level of IMT was treated in this study: the objective is to harmonize the cranio-sacral and sacro-pelvic systems, as this is fundamental for maintaining good posture. The first therapeutic maneuvers should be focused on releasing of the sacrum and the pelvis. The first is considered a key area for the correct transmission of forces and loads from the lower limbs to the upper limbs and vice versa and shares the role of rigid elements for this purpose (bones) and tensile elements (muscles, ligaments, fascia) in the whole body. In this level. Compensatory injuries that the body has started after a primary injury are treated on this level, through the Fluidic Chains. The diagnosis of this level is performed by cranial somotopias. Practically all the treatment is carried out on the sacrum. The first step are the "fuses," which are vibration zones which act as a protection system for the body. These points sometimes stop working, which interrupts the correct movement of the PRM.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Rosa Cabanas Valdés
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Principal Investigators
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Rosa Cabanas Valdés, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Locations
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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Countries
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References
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Related Links
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Ostéopathie non structurelle ; à l'écoute du corps, une évolution de la méthode Poyet
Other Identifiers
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Poyet-Pialoux method
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id