Traction Manipulation of Upper Cervical Spine on Cervicogenic Dizziness

Andoni Carrasco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dizziness; Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Intervention Group; Other: Control Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02772042

PI15/0230

Details and patient eligibility

About

Manual therapy reduces symptoms in patients with cervicogenic dizziness. The mobilization and manipulation of upper cervical spine are the most popular treatment in this patients. The International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists suggest different recommendations for the safety application of manual therapy techniques in the upper cervical spine, traction manipulation techniques complies with this conditions. However, there isn´t investigation about the effect of traction manipulation in patients with cervicogenic dizziness. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of traction manipulation in dizziness intensity, range of motion of cervical spine and quality of life on patients with cervicogenic dizziness.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Dizziness associated with neck stiffness and/or neck pain.
• Hypomobility of upper cervical spine.
• Sing the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindications for Traction manipulation.
• Pending litigation or legal claim.
• Poor language and communication skills making difficult to understand the informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Investigators will performed traction manipulation of those articulations of upper cervical spine with indication for this treatment. Before manipulation soft tissue techniques will be applied in order to prepare the joint. After manipulation the patient rest in supine position. The intervention will have a duration of 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Intervention Group

Control Group

Other group

Description:

The patient of the control group maintain the supine position for 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Control Group