Validity of the Posterior-Anterior Middle Cervical Spine Gliding Test for the Examination of Intervertebral Joint Hypomobility in Mechanical Neck Pain

Rey-Eiriz, Gerardo; Alburquerque‐Sendín, Francisco; Barrera-Mellado, Inmaculada; Martín-Vallejo, Francisco Javier; Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas, César

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.03.005

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“…Segmental mobility was rated as normal, hypomobile, or hypermobile. 35,38 Rehabilitation Program for the COM Group The rehabilitation program for the COM group consisted of cervical and thoracic mobilizations, as well as stabilization and mobility exercises. This program was based on current clinical practice 7 and on programs developed in 2 RCTs evaluating participants with neck and upper-limb pain that did not include any specific techniques thought to increase the size of the IVF.…”

Section: Rehabilitation Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison of 2 Manual Therapy and Exercise Protocols for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Short-Term Effects

Langevin¹,

Desmeules²,

Lamothe³

et al. 2015

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther

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Section: Rehabilitation Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison of 2 Manual Therapy and Exercise Protocols for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Short-Term Effects

Langevin¹,

Desmeules²,

Lamothe³

et al. 2015

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther

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“…Segmental mobility will be rated as normal, hypomobile or hypermobile. Sandmark & Nisell and Rey-Eiriz et al demonstrated that this rating of cervicothoracic mobility is sensitive (> 0.80) and specific (> 0.70) [44,45]. Furthermore, this evaluation of segmental mobility is recommended in the Neck Pain Clinical Practice Guide of the American Physical Therapist Association [5].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cervical radiculopathy: Study protocol of a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of mobilisations and exercises targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen [NCT01500044]

Langevin

Roy

Desmeules

2012

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundCervical radiculopathy is a common form of neck pain and has been shown to lead to severe disability. Clinical rehabilitation approaches for cervical radiculopathies commonly include exercise and manual therapy interventions targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen, but evidence regarding their effectiveness is scarce. The primary objective of this randomised clinical trial is to compare, in terms of pain and disability, a rehabilitation program targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen to a conventional rehabilitation program, for patients presenting acute or subacute cervical radiculopathies. The hypothesis is that the rehabilitation program targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen will be significantly more effective in reducing pain and disability than the conventional rehabilitation program.Methods/DesignThis study is a double-blind (participants and evaluators blinded) randomised clinical trial that will allow the comparison of patients with a cervical radiculopathy randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group will receive a 4-week rehabilitation program targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen, and the second group will receive a 4-week conventional rehabilitation program. Thirty-six subjects with cervical radiculopathy will be recruited from participating medical and physiotherapy clinics and will be evaluated at baseline, at the end of the 4-week program and four weeks following the end of the program. The primary outcome measure will be the validated Neck Disability Index questionnaire. Secondary outcome measures will include the short version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire, a numerical pain rating scale, cervicothoracic mobility and patients' perceived global rating of change. During the 4-week rehabilitation program, each participant will take part in eight physiotherapy treatment sessions (2 session/week) and will perform a home exercise program. A mixed-model, 2-way ANOVA will be used to analyze the effects of the rehabilitation programs.DiscussionControl trials are needed to define ideal intervention approaches in rehabilitation for this population. This randomised clinical trial will be the first study that directly compares a rehabilitation program targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen to a conventional rehabilitation program for patients with cervical radiculopathy. The results of this study may help to establish best clinical practice guidelines for this patient population.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01500044

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“…34,35 Validation of such an assessment procedure is to be found elsewhere for symptomatic subjects. 36,37 The number of HVLA manipulations depended on the number of mobility restrictions found by the practitioner to be consistent with clinical practice. 38 …”

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Head-Trunk Kinematics During High-Velocity–Low-Amplitude Manipulation of the Cervical Spine in Asymptomatic Subjects: Helical Axis Computation and Anatomic Motion Modeling

Dugailly

Sobczak

Geyt

et al. 2015

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

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Validity of the Posterior-Anterior Middle Cervical Spine Gliding Test for the Examination of Intervertebral Joint Hypomobility in Mechanical Neck Pain

Cited by 20 publications

References 37 publications

Comparison of 2 Manual Therapy and Exercise Protocols for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Short-Term Effects

Comparison of 2 Manual Therapy and Exercise Protocols for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Short-Term Effects

Cervical radiculopathy: Study protocol of a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of mobilisations and exercises targeting the opening of intervertebral foramen [NCT01500044]

Head-Trunk Kinematics During High-Velocity–Low-Amplitude Manipulation of the Cervical Spine in Asymptomatic Subjects: Helical Axis Computation and Anatomic Motion Modeling

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