Effect of Thoracic Spine Mobilization on Sympathetic Nervous Systems

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Erythema

Treatments: Procedure: Mobilization anterior; Procedure: Mobilization posterior

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02832141

Mobilization Thoracic Spine

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study aims to i) represents the feasibility of the study design and ii) to point out acute effects of thoracic spine mobilization on skin-blood flow, erythema and the sympathetic nervous system.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 20 - 30 years
• healthy persons

Exclusion criteria

• current pain
• blood pressure medications
• osteoporosis
• cardiac or neurological symptoms
• pregnancy
• thromobosis

Trial design

14 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Description:

Group A: immediate effects: T0, Grade 3 central thoracic mobilization from posterior-to-anterior on thoracic vertebrae from T5 to T12, immediate (T1), after 2 (T2), 4 (T3), 6 (T4), 8 (T5) and 10 (T6) minutes, 1 days wash-out period; T7, a grade 3 central thoracic mobilization from anterior-to-posterior on all thoracic vertebrae, immediate T8, after 2 (T9), 4 (T10), 6 (T11), 8 (T12) and 10 (T13) minutes.

Treatment:

Procedure: Mobilization posterior

Procedure: Mobilization anterior

Group B

Description:

Group B: immediate effects: T0, 3 central thoracic mobilization from anterior-to-posterior on thoracic vertebrae from T5 to T12, immediate (T1), after 2 (T2), 4 (T3), 6 (T4), 8 (T5) and 10 (T6) minutes, 1 days wash-out period; T7, a grade 3-4 central thoracic mobilization from posterior-to-anterior on all thoracic vertebrae, immediate T8, after 2 (T9), 4 (T10), 6 (T11), 8 (T12) and 10 (T13) minutes.

Treatment:

Procedure: Mobilization posterior

Procedure: Mobilization anterior