Changes in Functional Movement Scores Associated With Multimodal Chiropractic Care: a Pilot Feasibility Study

Cleveland University Kansas City

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chiropractic

Treatments: Other: multimodal chiropractic care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05690568

12062021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are at high risk of injuries, often related to overexertion while lifting or carrying patients or equipment. They require a high level of functional fitness to operate safely and avoid injuries. The purpose of this pilot study was to explore feasibility and assess effects of multimodal chiropractic care on Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores among EMS students.

Full description

EMS students at a local community college voluntarily completed baseline FMS testing. Those who obtained 14 or less, a sign of movement dysfunction, were recruited to participate in a study to evaluate effects of multimodal chiropractic care on FMS scores. Participants received multimodal chiropractic care with an emphasis on spinal manipulation and corrective exercise for up to 6 weeks.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• current healthy paramedic students;

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Pre-intervention and post-intervention FMS scores

Other group

Description:

multimodal chiropractic care with FMS scores assessed pre- and post-intervention

Treatment:

Other: multimodal chiropractic care