NCT02051478

Thoracic Manipulation and Mobilization for Neck Pain

CHANGES IN PRESSURE PAIN SENSITIVITY AND NECK PAIN AFTER THORACIC THRUST MANIPULATION OR NON-THRUST MOBILIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL NECK PAIN

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial was to examine the widespread effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation and thoracic non-thrust mobilization on pressure pain sensitivity and neck pain intensity in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Thoracic mobilization	Patients will receive 20 seconds bouts of grade III-IV of central posterior-anterior (PA) non-thrust mobilization from T3 to T6 spinous process as described by Maitland et al for an overall intervention time of approximately 2 minutes
OTHER	Thoracic manipulation	A high-velocity, end range, anterior-posterior thrust applied through the elbows to the mid-thoracic spine will be applied

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-09-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2014-01-31
• Last updated: 2014-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain