| Title |
Effect of spinal manipulation on sensorimotor functions in back pain patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trials, June 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-12-161 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David G Wilder, Robert D Vining, Katherine A Pohlman, William C Meeker, Ting Xia, James W DeVocht, R Maruti Gudavalli, Cynthia R Long, Edward F Owens, Christine M Goertz |
| Abstract |
Low back pain (LBP) is a recognized public health problem, impacting up to 80% of US adults at some point in their lives. Patients with LBP are utilizing integrative health care such as spinal manipulation (SM). SM is the therapeutic application of a load to specific body tissues or structures and can be divided into two broad categories: SM with a high-velocity low-amplitude load, or an impulse "thrust", (HVLA-SM) and SM with a low-velocity variable-amplitude load (LVVA-SM). There is evidence that sensorimotor function in people with LBP is altered. This study evaluates the sensorimotor function in the lumbopelvic region, as measured by postural sway, response to sudden load and repositioning accuracy, following SM to the lumbar and pelvic region when compared to a sham treatment. |
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| Unknown | 226 | 98% |
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| Other | 51 | 22% |
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