None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The forward head position is a common posture imbalance that causes a variety of musculoskeletal pathologies. There is evidence of the impact, we have reliable methods, noninvasive, in order to measure the position of the head relative to the cervical spine, there are also studies showing effective techniques to improve this imbalance of posture. But still many other techniques to be evaluated and one of them is studied in this research.
Interventions
Osteopathic manipulative treatment of C7-T1.
Administered only once from each side at the level T1, by a trained physiotherapist with with 11 years of experience and training in osteopathy in accordance with European standards of 1400 hours.
Description of intervention:
Position the patient: prone.
Position of the Therapist: standing, up to the patient's chest on the left side first and then the right.
Contacts:
A hand comes into contact with the thumb on the side of the spinous process of T
Osteopathic manipulative treatment of C7-T1. Administered only once from each side at the level T1, by a trained physiotherapist with with 11 years of experience and training in osteopathy in accordance with European standards of 1400 hours. Description of intervention: Position the patient: prone. Position of the Therapist: standing, up to the patient's chest on the left side first and then the right. Contacts: A hand comes into contact with the thumb on the side of the spinous process of T1, by taking skin fold of the trapezius with the rest of the hand. The forearm is placed perpendicular to the spine. The other hand on the temporary contact who has his head turned the opposite side to the hand that manipulates. Parameters: we must put some extent, being careful not to lose double chin to protect the upper cervical. Then you rotate and set the head on the table. Implementation: realization of thrust, direction from outside to inside, ballistic with short-range, with your thumb on the spine. And repeat on the other side. Duration of intervention one minute both sides.
Sponsors
Juan Pedro Badt Abad
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1 - Patients who give consent in writing. 2 - Male or female aged between 18 and 55. 3 - With forward head position. 4 - Cyclists who practice more than three years of cycling and an activity of at least 4 hours per week. 5 - who had not received osteopathic treatment of the spine, at least two months in advance. 6 - which there is no exclusionary criteria
Exclusion criteria
1 - Orthopedic test Kleyn or Jackson´s positive. 2 - Some type of contraindication to manual therapy and more specifically to techniques for intervention; unresolved cancer process, severe osteoporosis, cervical arthritis, advanced infection or ongoing inflammation, congenital malformations, etc. 3 - Patients with mechanical neck pain secondary to: acute whiplash, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical arthritis advanced cervical myelopathy or other diseases. 4 - radiculalgia cervicobrachial associated with disc herniation or protrusion of the lower cervical spine. 5.- Patients with serious hormonal imbalance diagnosed.
Outcome results
None listed