Effects of Two Sub-occipital Techniques on Limited Mobility According to the Flexion-rotation Test

Comparative Study of the Effects of Two Sub-occipital Techniques on Healthy Subjects With Limited Mobility According to the Flexion-rotation Test

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02855216

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-04

Start date

2016-08-31

Completion date

2017-10-31

Last updated

2018-05-07

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Conditions

Upper Cervical Spine Rotational Hypomobility

Keywords

Physiotherapy, Range of motion, Inhibition sub-occipital techniques

Brief summary

The cervical spine should work as a functional unit. If hypomobility should exist in any of the segments it would limit the mobility of the spine as a whole. Although it is frequent that certain cervical segments present hypomobility, they are not always related to symptomatology. The effects of inhibition sub-occipital techniques on cervical mobility have not been evaluated. The objetive of this trials is to assess and compare the effects on cervical mobility, of the manual technique of sub-occipital inhibition by applying pressure and self-treatment by way of Occipivot® cushion, in subjects with no cervical symptomatology but with limited mobility assessed by the flexion-rotation test.

Interventions

OTHERManual technique of sub-occipital inhibition

OTHERSelf-treatment by way of Occipivot®

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Flexion rotation test with less than 32º or asymmetry of 10º between right and left, whenever one of the sides does not exceed physiological C1-C2 ROM (45º) * Sing the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

* Inability to tolerate FRT * Contraindication to manual therapy. * Cervical treatment during the study. * Poor language and communication skills making difficult to undertand the informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in baseline in Range of movement in Upper Cervical Spine	15 minutes after intervention	Flexion-rotation test measured by CROM device

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in baseline in Range of motion of cervical spine	15 minutes after intervention
Change in baseline in Upper cervical spine range of motion	15 minutes after intervention

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026