Logan Basic Technique Measured by Surface Electromyography (EMG)

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Spinal Manipulation

Treatments: Other: Surface EMG; Procedure: Logan Basic Technique and Surface EMG; Procedure: Logan Basic Technique Sham

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00728572

SR0331080126

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of Logan Basic Technique apex contact adjustment (LBT); on the motor recruitment pattern in the erector spinae group via surface EMG.

Full description

LBT is a low force adjusting technique that focuses on the foundation segment of the spine, the sacrum, with application of contact on the sacrotuberous ligament which relieves fatigued and strained muscles, particularly intrinsic muscles of the back. Surface electromyography (EMG) is a method of analyzing the activity level of superficial muscles. It is convenient and advantageous when studying muscle relaxation which occurs in biofeedback studies

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students in trimesters 1 - 3.
• Naive to the Logan Basic Technique adjusting protocol.

Exclusion criteria

• Students in trimesters 4 - 10.
• Pregnant females or females who can possibly be pregnant.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental

Experimental group

Description:

Participant will receive a brief exam, a Basic Technique apex contact adjustment and Surface EMG.

Treatment:

Other: Surface EMG

Procedure: Logan Basic Technique and Surface EMG

Sham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive a sham Basic Technique adjustment (an adjacent contact not indicated by examination)and surface EMG.

Treatment:

Other: Surface EMG

Procedure: Logan Basic Technique Sham