Spinal Manipulative Therapy: Dual-Task Performance

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance

Treatments: Device: Pro-adjuster mechanical spinal manipulative device

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00297934

LCC-06-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purposes of this study is to determined the effects of instrument applied spinal manipulative therapy upon dual-task performance involving complex postural and cognitive task.

Full description

This study sought to determine whether a 2-week regimen of spinal manipulative therapy could improve postural control under 2 conditions. Condition one was a complex postural task which consisted of a shoulder width stance on a compliant surface with eyes closed to remove visual input. Condition 2 was as above with the addition of visio-spatial cognitive task (serial 7s subtraction). These tasks were performed on a force-place designed to capture center of pressure data. Data was captured prior to the onset of therapy and then again after 6 treatment sessions (2-week period). Data was also collected 1 week post treatment to note any lasting effects following therapy. This pilot study utilized a repeated measures designed with no control group.

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy participants

Exclusion criteria

• No injuries
• No surgeries
• No visual, vestibular, or somatosensory disorders capable of affecting balance

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)