Does Passive Spinal Mobilization Improve Lower Limbs Strength and Function

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Control group; Behavioral: Experimental group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02523508

HSEARS20150310003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Previous studies have shown that peripheral muscles weakness or inhibition is related to spinal disorders. Passive mobilization and manipulation are likely to reverse such muscle weakness. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of spinal mobilization on the maximal muscle strength of the hip flexors and motor function.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults have no active back or hip pain

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with active back or hip pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Passive manual lumbar mobilization on L2-3 level

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental group

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Passive limb mobilization which did not involve the spine

Treatment:

Other: Control group