Effects of upper cervical spinal manipulation on cervical proprioception, pain, cervical range of motion with chronic mechanical neck pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010683

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-25

Start date

2024-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : # Upper Cervical Spinal Manipulation With the participant lying supine on the treatment table, the examiner placed the medial-lateral aspect of the left index finger on the postero-latera

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study included 35 patients with chronic mechanical neck pain who were recruited from S University in Seoul and S Hospital located in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The inclusion criteria were as follows: adults aged between 20 and 50 years; individuals with neck pain lasting more than three months; those who reported posterior pain from the occipital region to the T4 level when palpating the cervical muscles or during neck movement; a score of at least 20 mm on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); and those who showed restricted motion on either the left or right side of the C1 segment based on manual palpation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were as follows: individuals with a fear of spinal manipulation or contraindications to spinal manipulation; a history of cervical spine-related surgery; congenital deformities of the head or cervical spine; rheumatoid disorders; traumatic injuries related to the cervical spine within the past year, such as fractures, sprains, or whiplash injuries; spinal osteoporosis or osteopenia; ankylosing spondylitis; malignancies or cancer; and those currently taking medications such as muscle relaxants, analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, or antidepressants.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual analogue scale (VAS, mm), one of the pain variables, ;Pressure pain threshold (PPT, N/?), one of the pain variables	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cervical range of motion (CROM): flexion, extension, lateral flexion (left/right), and rotation (left/right) (°);Head movement accuracy (HMA), one of the cervical movement sense variables, (%);Head movement distance (HMD, cm), one of the cervical movement sense variables	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactLee Minwoo

Sahmyook University

vnduqrl1@gmail.com@gmail.com+82-2-2052-4003

Outcome results