Post-Concussion Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
This study investigated the utilization of CranioSacral Therapy (CST) in patients with Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) and capture patient-reported perceptions of their lived experiences of treatment effect upon their symptoms. The first part part was a 10 year chart review of patients who sought out CST to capture data from the medical records. The second part was an anonymous post treatment survey.
Interventions
OTHERCraniosacral Therapy
The Upledger method of applying both specific and non-specific manual therapy of gentle, sustained, non-invasive stretch to soft tissues of fascia, meninges and osseous attachments. Fluid exchange is also believed to be a resulting result of CST. Treatment is applied to myofascial and osseous sites over the entire body, tending to specific and unique constellation of tissue restrictions and osseous compressions of soft tissue.
Sponsors
Special Therapies, Inc.
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Charts were extracted from a group of 212 of patients with a history of concussion to a final chart review size of 67. These patients had specifically sought of CST to address symptoms of Post Concussion Syndrome.
Exclusion criteria
* Was determined for the 2nd part of study: Post Treatment Outcome Survey. Final group size of 47 excluded those under age 14 and those with confounding medical or personal issues or involved in litigation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient-directed Utilization of CST | Through study completion. 1 year - study is now completed | Data extracted from medical chart to study how many sessions patients participated in (addressing their presenting symptoms). Number of sessions were recorded. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic information | 3 months | Additional data extracted from chart review to study trends of population sample included: gender differences in reporting, athletes/non-athletes reporting, time since injury, etiology of concussion (sports vs. non-sports). |
| Post-treatment Patient-reported Outcome Survey | Through study completion. 1 year - study is now completed | Anonymous 10 question survey for participants meeting inclusion criteria from the original 67 (from chart review) recruited to complete an anonymous electronic survey. This survey highlighted symptoms they experienced from their concussions and if CST had any effect on any of the symptoms. Symptom list was extracted from the standard Post Concussion Symptom Checklist. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed