| Title |
Spinal manipulative therapy versus Graston Technique in the treatment of non-specific thoracic spine pain: Design of a randomised controlled trial
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| Published in |
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, October 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-1340-16-12 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amy Crothers, Bruce Walker, Simon D French |
| Abstract |
The one year prevalence of thoracic back pain has been estimated as 17% compared to 64% for neck pain and 67% for low back pain. At present only one randomised controlled trial has been performed assessing the efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for thoracic spine pain. In addition no high quality trials have been performed to test the efficacy and effectiveness of Graston Technique (GT), a soft tissue massage therapy using hand-held stainless steel instruments. The objective of this trial is to determine the efficacy of SMT and GT compared to a placebo for the treatment of non specific thoracic spine pain. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 113 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 19 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 18% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 43% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 6% |
| Psychology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 10% |
| Unknown | 26 | 22% |