Man Ther. 2014 Oct;19(5):411-7. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.02.007. Epub 2014 Mar 5. Molina-Ortega F1, Lomas-Vega R1, Hita-Contreras F2, Plaza Manzano G3, Achalandabaso A1, Ramos-Morcillo AJ1, Martínez-Amat A1. Abstract Previous studies have analyzed the effects of spinal manipulation on pain sensitivity by using several sensory modalities, but to our knowledge, no studies have focused on serum biomarkers involved […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Oct 2. pii: S0161-4754(14)00171-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.09.001. [Epub ahead of print] Immediate Changes After Manual Therapy in Resting-State Functional Connectivity as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Participants With Induced Low Back Pain. Gay CW1, Robinson ME, George SZ3, Perlstein WM4, Bishop MD5. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study […]
Man Ther. 2014 Sep 10. pii: S1356-689X(14)00177-5. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.08.011. [Epub ahead of print] Assessment of skin blood flow following spinal manual therapy: A systematic review. Zegarra-Parodi Abstract Skin blood flow (SBF) indexes have been used to describe physiological mechanisms associated with spinal manual therapy (SMT). The aims of the current review were to assess methods […]
Short Term Effects of Spinal Manipulation The Study: Short-term effect of spinal manipulation on pain perception, spinal mobility, and full height recovery in male subjects with degenerative disk disease: a randomized controlled trial. The Facts: The treatment was high velocity low amplitude manipulation of the L5-S1 area. The subjects were men with degenerative joint disease. […]
Manual Therapy Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 411–417, October 2014 Abstract Previous studies have analyzed the effects of spinal manipulation on pain sensitivity by using several sensory modalities, but to our knowledge, no studies have focused on serum biomarkers involved in the nociceptive pathway after spinal manipulation. Our objectives were to determine the immediate effect […]
Manual Therapy Volume 19, Issue 4, August 2014, Pages 281-287 Systematic review Laura Kingston Abstract The activity of the sympathetic nervous system is of importance to manual therapists, since the experience of pain is associated with sympathetic activity. There has been little exploration into the effects of mobilizing vertebral segments below the cervical spine. In […]
Chiropr Man Therap. 2014 Jul 1;22:24. doi: 10.1186/s12998-014-0024-9. eCollection 2014. Branney J1, Breen AC2. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Spinal manipulation for nonspecific neck pain is thought to work in part by improving inter-vertebral range of motion (IV-RoM), but it is difficult to measure this or determine whether it is related to clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVES: This […]
Published: 01 July 2014 Jonathan Branney & Alan C Breen Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 22, Article number: 24 (2014) Abstract Background Spinal manipulation for nonspecific neck pain is thought to work in part by improving inter-vertebral range of motion (IV-RoM), but it is difficult to measure this or determine whether it is related to […]
Laura Kingston Manual Therapy Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 281-287, August 2014 Abstract The activity of the sympathetic nervous system is of importance to manual therapists, since the experience of pain is associated with sympathetic activity. There has been little exploration into the effects of mobilizing vertebral segments below the cervical spine. In addition […]
Long-Term Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Atrophy Changes Documented With Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case Series Mark Woodham J Radiol Case Rep. May 2014; 8(5): 27–34. Published online May 31, 2014. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v8i5.1401 Abstract A retrospective case series of three patients with chronic low back pain who received baseline MRI scans revealing multifidus muscle atrophy with fatty […]
Authors: Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, PT Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2014 Volume: 44 Issue:4 Pages:231–239 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4996 Study Design Controlled, repeated-measures, single-blind randomized study. Objectives To determine the effect of cervical or thoracic manipulation on neurotensin, oxytocin, orexin A, and cortisol levels. Background Previous studies have researched the effect of spinal manipulation on pain […]
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Jan;44(1):19-29. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4967. Epub 2013 Nov 21. The within-session change in low back pain intensity following spinal manipulative therapy is related to differences in diffusion of water in the intervertebral discs of the upper lumbar spine and L5-S1. Beattie PF1, Butts R, Donley JW, Liuzzo DM. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: […]
von Heymann W, et al. Orthopade. 2013 Oct;42(10):834-41. doi: 10.1007/s00132-013-2094-0. Article in German. Affiliation Praxis für Manuelle Medizin/Chirotherapie, Orthopädische Praxisgemeinschaft, Schwachhauserheerstr. 367, 28211, Bremen, Deutschland, vonheymann@aerzteseminar-mwe.de. Abstract Manual medicine (MM) is a manual medical technique to identify and treat reversible dysfunction especially of the musculoskeletal system. The origins of MM were derived from empirical observations […]
Brian C. Clark, PhD JAOA Full Text Article: http://www.jaoa.org/content/112/9/617.full JAOA Full Text PDF: http://www.jaoa.org/content/112/9/617.full.pdf+html Abstract Each year, more than 18 million adults in the United States receive manual therapies, at a total annual out-of-pocket cost of $3.9 billion. Although there is growing evidence supporting the efficacy of manual therapies, little is known about the mechanisms […]
Immediate effects of region-specific and non-region-specific spinal manipulative therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Randomized controlled trial de Oliveira RF, et al. Phys Ther. 2013. Show full citation Abstract BACKGROUND: Manual therapists typically advocate the need for a detailed clinical examination to decide which vertebral level should be manipulated in […]
Magnetic resonance imaging zygapophyseal joint space changes (gapping) in low back pain patients following spinal manipulation and side-posture positioning: a randomized controlled mechanisms trial with blinding. Cramer GD, Cambron J, Cantu JA, Dexheimer JM, Pocius JD, Gregerson D, Fergus M, McKinnis R, Grieve TJ. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 May;36(4):203-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 May […]