Muscle Activation Characteristics During Spinal Manipulation in Healthy and Low Back Pain Participants

University of Denver

Status: Completed

Conditions: Back Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Spinal Manipulation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03483714

LSM

Details and patient eligibility

About

To characterize muscle activity through electromyography (EMG) of the lumbar spine during high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation according to parameters of practitioner contact (location, applied force) in healthy participants and two categories of low back pain participants.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male and female participants ages 18 to 55 years old

Exclusion criteria

Active Worker's Compensation claim related to low back pain episode Active personal injury case related to low back pain episode Currently taking muscle relaxers, steroids, or narcotics

• Body mass index > 30 kg/m2
• Active cancer process
• Active infection
• Pregnancy
• High risk of osteoporosis assessed using the World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (included in submission)
• Osteogenic conditions (see screening questionnaire)
• Premature menopause
• Latex Allergies
• Lumbar spine or pelvic surgery
• Past spinal trauma producing spinal fracture

Trial design

60 participants in 3 patient groups

Healthy Participants

Description:

Spinal manipulation

Treatment:

Procedure: Spinal Manipulation

Acute Low back pain participants

Description:

Spinal Manipulation

Treatment:

Procedure: Spinal Manipulation

Chronic low back pain participants

Description:

Spinal Manipulation

Treatment:

Procedure: Spinal Manipulation