The Effect of Manipulation on Dysfunction of the Talo-crural Joint

Scandinavian College of Chiropractic

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Other Biomechanical Lesions; Talo-crural Joint Dysfunction

Treatments: Other: Chiropractic (HVLA) manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01121952

2009/1965-31/4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this trial was to explore the effects of chiropractic manipulation in patients with talo-crural joint dysfunction.

Full description

Ankle sprains is one of the most common problems in clinical practice, mostly due to loss of mobility. Factors affecting the mobility of the joints may be due to muscle tension, ligamentous or anatomical anomalies.

Research over the last years have reported a scarce of trials investigating chiropractic treatment of the ankle joint. Previous studies have focused on investigating ROM and proprioception. This study aimed to determine whether a single high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation to the talo-crural joint altered ankle function in subjects with dysfunction of the talo-crural joint.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First league handball player
• Talo-crural joint dysfunction
• Age >16 yrs

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a history of recent trauma or previous operations with remaining fixation material in the foot or ankle

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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19 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Single high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation towards Tibia, not affecting the dysfunctional talo-crural joint

Treatment:

Other: Chiropractic (HVLA) manipulation

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Single high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA long axis) thrust manipulation on dysfunctional talo-crural joint

Treatment:

Other: Chiropractic (HVLA) manipulation