Comparison of the ProAdjuster Analysis to the Penning Method of Determining Intersegmental Motion of the Cervical Spine

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Spine Instability

Treatments: Device: motion analysis by durometer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00321529

0327060002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if the ProAdjuster system of analysis can be used to determine cervical spine instability using the Penning system of radiographic marking as a standard of comparison.

Full description

This study will utilize the ProAdjuster Device as a method of assessing the motion of the cervical spine in participants with instability as determined by a Penning Radiographic analysis. Only participants with existing radiographic studies will be included in the study. No additional Radiographic will be required.

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Logan student, staff, or faculty with no history of ankle injury; 2. Age 18 - 60 yoa.

Exclusion Criteria: 1. Logan student, staff, or faculty ; 2. Local infection, injury or other malignancy affecting the cervical spine; 3. Any unstable joints of the cervical spine than require immobilization ; 4. Any manipulation to cervical spine within 48 hours; 5. Pregnancy.