Does Manual Therapy Provide Immediate Improvement in Lumbar Range of Motion?
NCT ID: NCT05926674
Last Updated: 2023-11-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-07-15
2023-07-26
Brief Summary
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The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is there an immediate local spinal effect?
* Is there an associated distal effect?
Researchers will compare an experimental group and a control group to examine the effects.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Myofascial Release
Myofascial release (MFR) is a manual therapy technique commonly used by clinicians and bodyworkers to provide effects such as decreased pain, improvement in flexibility, ROM, and quality of life. It combines non-gliding fascial traction with varying amounts of stretching to produce a tensional force on the muscle and its associated fascia resulting in viscoelastic lengthening and deformation.
Myofascial release will be provided to each subject assigned to the experimental group by the primary investigator (PI). The participant will be positioned in prone and the MFR will be applied along the lumbar paraspinals bilaterally for five minutes per side.
Myofascial Release
Myofascial release is a manual therapy technique commonly used by clinicians and bodyworkers to provide effects such as decreased pain, improvement in flexibility, ROM, and quality of life. It combines non-gliding fascial traction with varying amounts of stretching to produce a tensional force on the muscle and its associated fascia resulting in viscoelastic lengthening and deformation.
Light Touch Contact
Sham treatment will be provided to each subject assigned to the control group by the designated co-investigator. The sham treatment of light touch will be applied to the lumbar paraspinals in the same fashion as noted above. This form of light touch contact is not therapeutic and is meant to only mimic a manual therapy technique.
Light Touch Contact
The sham treatment of light touch will be applied to the lumbar spine and this form of contact is not therapeutic. It is only meant to only mimic a manual therapy technique.
Interventions
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Myofascial Release
Myofascial release is a manual therapy technique commonly used by clinicians and bodyworkers to provide effects such as decreased pain, improvement in flexibility, ROM, and quality of life. It combines non-gliding fascial traction with varying amounts of stretching to produce a tensional force on the muscle and its associated fascia resulting in viscoelastic lengthening and deformation.
Light Touch Contact
The sham treatment of light touch will be applied to the lumbar spine and this form of contact is not therapeutic. It is only meant to only mimic a manual therapy technique.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* At least 18 years old
* Good overall health
Exclusion Criteria
* Any previous history of lumbar or connective tissue pathology
* Down syndrome
* Prolonged steroid use
* Oswestry Low Back Disability score of \>10 (ODI)
* Inability to provide informed consent
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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New York Institute of Technology
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mark Gugliotti
Doctor
Principal Investigators
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Mark Gugliotti, DPT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
New York Institute of Technology
Locations
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NYIT
Old Westbury, New York, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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BHS-1851
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id