NCT04201691

Effect of Manuel Therapy on Tonus, Proprioseption and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis

The Effect of Cervical Mobilization on Tonus, Position Sense and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tuba Maden · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is investigates the effect of cervical mobilization on tonus, position sense and balance in patient with multiple sclerosis. Half of participants will received classic rehabilitation program, while the other half will received servical mobilization in addition to classic rehabilitation program.

Detailed description

Cervical region is rich in terms of muscle spindle and reseptors. When this region is touched by physiotherapists, muscle spindles is activited. Thus position sense of joint and balance is developed. Besides, cervical region is parasympathetic area have common relaxed effect. Thus this part can be benefit to regulation of tonus.

Conditions

• Postural Balance
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Cervical Region Disorder Nos
• Muscle Tonus
• Proprioception

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	classic rehabilitation	The intervention is conventional rehabilitation that included streching, balance and coordination training. The intervention is applied to participants, manually.
OTHER	classic rehabilitation+mobilization	Another intervention is manuel therapy that included gliding technics, rotational technics at cervical region. (in addition to classic rehabilitation). The intervention is applied to participants, manually.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-07
• Primary completion: 2020-11-02
• Completion: 2020-12-30
• First posted: 2019-12-17
• Last updated: 2021-08-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)