Effects of Manual Therapy on Shoulder Function
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Musculoskeletal Manipulations, Shoulder, Range of Motion, Muscle Strength, Surface Electromyography
In brief
The purpose of this study is to directly compare the effects of four distinct interventions commonly used in the treatment of shoulder pathology on shoulder range of motion (ROM) and strength in asymptomatic shoulders: * grade III oscillatory anterior-posterior glenohumeral joint mobilizations * an internal rotation (IR) "sleeper" stretch * supine upper-thoracic manipulation * cervical spine manipulation
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04513535
- Run by
- University of Hartford
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2020-02-07
- Expected to finish
- 2020-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-02-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants will be included in this study if they:
- are between the ages of 18 and 55
- have no history of shoulder, neck, or upper back dysfunction.
You may not qualify if…
- Individuals will be excluded if they report having any of the following conditions:
- shoulder, neck, or upper back pain;
- prior shoulder, neck or upper back surgery;
- previous injury to shoulder, neck, or thoracic area;
- active inflammatory disease process in treatment area;
- osteoporosis;
- signs and symptoms of a nerve root pathology/radiculopathy (dermatomal sensory changes, myotomal weakness, reflex changes);
- upper motor neuron lesions/spinal cord pathology;
- local infection;
- active or history of cancer;
- long term corticosteroid use;
- systemically unwell;
- systemic hyperlaxity;
- known connective tissue disease;
- known abnormalities of the spine;
- disturbance of bowel or bladder;
- coronary artery disease;
- unstable upper cervical spine;
- positive testing for vertebral basilar insufficiency (VBI);
- spondylolisthesis;
- spondylosis;
- pregnancy or recent pregnancy;
- nervous system dysfunction;
- has received physical therapy for related shoulder, neck, or upper thoracic dysfunction;
- blood clotting disorder;
Where it is running
- University of Hartford — West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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