The Immediate Effects of Thoracic Transverse Mobilization in Patients With Primary Complaint of Mechanical Neck Pain: A Pilot Study

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Conditions studied: Mechanical Neck Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study was to explore the immediate effects of transversrse vertebral pressures (TVP) to the thoracic spine on cervical range of motion and pain in subjects with neck pain,

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02028741

Run by

Robert Boyles

People needed

41

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ages 18 to 6 years
• mechanical neck pain defined as pain exacerbated by movement.

You may not qualify if…

• unexplained night pain
• unexplained weight loss
• numbness and tingling in the arms and/or legs
• balance or coordination problems
• morning stiffness lasting greater than one hour
• a history of whiplash injury within six weeks of treatment
• diagnosis of osteoporosis
• symptoms suggestive of nerve root compression
• prior cervical or thoracic spine surgery
• pending legal action

Where it is running

• University of Puget Sound — Tacoma, Washington, United States

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