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Effect of Manuel Therapy on Tonus, Proprioseption and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis

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Tuba Maden

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cervical Region Disorder Nos
Postural Balance
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscle Tonus
Proprioception

Treatments

Other: classic rehabilitation+mobilization
Other: classic rehabilitation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04201691
2019/106

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is investigates the effect of cervical mobilization on tonus, position sense and balance in patient with multiple sclerosis. Half of participants will received classic rehabilitation program, while the other half will received servical mobilization in addition to classic rehabilitation program.

Full description

Cervical region is rich in terms of muscle spindle and reseptors. When this region is touched by physiotherapists, muscle spindles is activited. Thus position sense of joint and balance is developed. Besides, cervical region is parasympathetic area have common relaxed effect. Thus this part can be benefit to regulation of tonus.

Enrollment

16 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score was between 2-5,
  • According to the modified Ashworth Scale, spasticity is between 1 and 3,
  • EDSS Cerebellar System Sub-Scale, Functional System Score ˃1,
  • medical condition is stable and no medication changes were made in the last month,
  • Vertebro-basillar test negative,
  • Not have any other neurological disorder and orthopedic problem to prevent participation in this study
  • A score of at least 24 from the Mini Mental Test,

Exclusion criteria

  • presence of psychiatric or severe cognitive dysfunction,
  • pregnancy,
  • Having a neurological disease other than MS,
  • having had an attack in the last 3 months,
  • Botulinum toxin application within the last 6 months,
  • participating in physiotherapy program in the last 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

16 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional group
Experimental group
Description:
Conventional group is received conventional rehabilitation program.
Treatment:
Other: classic rehabilitation+mobilization
Other: classic rehabilitation
mobilization group
Experimental group
Description:
Mobilization group is received cervical mobilization in addition to conventional rehabilitation program.
Treatment:
Other: classic rehabilitation+mobilization
Other: classic rehabilitation

Trial contacts and locations

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