NCT03541538

Hypoalgesic Effect of Cervical Manipulation

Hypoalgesic Effects of Specific vs Non-specific Cervical Manipulation in Healthy Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the hypoalgesic effect of global and specific cervical joint manipulation in healthy individuals. At first the participants received one of the interventions and after 48 hours, the other.

Detailed description

Cervical Joint Manipulation (CJM) are often used for pain treatment. Joint manipulation generates a series of stimuli within the central nervous system through the activation of proprioceptors located in the joint capsule or muscles, stimulates the PAG, causing pain inhibition by activation of non-opioid descending inhibitory pathways.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Global manipulation	The therapist positioned himself at the head of the stretcher and with one hand supported the side of the participant's face. With the other hand supported the opposite face of the same and then performed contralateral rotation of the cervical and a slight traction to the tissue barrier to perform the manipulation impulse of high speed and short amplitude in rotation. The procedure was carried out bilaterally.
DEVICE	Especific manipulation	The therapist positioned himself at the head of the stretcher and with one hand kept the middle phalange of the second finger laterally on the articular processes of the C6-7 vertebrae. With the contralateral hand he supported the opposing face of the participant by performing a tilt up to the C6-7 segment and contralateral rotation up to the tissue barrier to carry out the impulse quickly and short. The procedure was carried out bilaterally.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-06-20
• Primary completion: 2018-06-20
• Completion: 2018-07-20
• First posted: 2018-05-30
• Last updated: 2020-07-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil