Cervical Range of Motion and Stretching

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cervical Shortening

In brief

Cervical range of motion (ROM) is necessary to perform normal activities of daily living and deficits are associate with various pathologies. Currently, its unclear if specific myofascial stretches will improve cervical range of motion and decrease myofascial sensitivity. After a single session of the manual stretching procedure, participants immediately demonstrated increased cervical ROM and pressure pain thresholds.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03990324

Run by

University of Central Florida

People needed

60

Starts

2018-01-26

Expected to finish

2019-01-25

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-21

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• ages of 18-60
• active cervical flexion, right lateral flexion OR left cervical lateral flexion <45˚

You may not qualify if…

• minors
• prisoners
• individuals with cognitive impairments
• recent neck surgeries
• pre-existing neck injuries

Where it is running

• University of Central Florida — Orlando, Florida, United States

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