The Effects of Cervical Spine Manipulation On Postural Control

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Posture

Treatments: Procedure: HVLA chiropractic manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00524654

SR0411060017

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of high velocity low amplitude (HVLA) chiropractic cervical manipulation on the patient's postural control as measured by a force plate.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students
• Normal healthy adults

Exclusion criteria

• Previous or ongoing foot, ankle, or hip problems
• Experiencing vertigo, visual difficulties and other disorders that would make it difficult to balance for a set period of time.
• Anyone with high risk for injury due to cervical manipulation
• Anyone with training in areas of activity that require superior balance
• Body mass index over 30