Coordination and Balance Disturbances, Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of extremity manipulation on individual's center of pressure after they adapt to an ankle based illusion.
Interventions
OTHERchiropractic manual therapy
high velocity low amplitude thrust into a human joint
Sponsors
Parker University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* No previous surgeries * Not knowingly pregnant * No neuromusculoskeletal injuries or systemic diseases that could affect an individual's ability to stand on an incline for 3 minutes with their eyes closed.
Exclusion criteria
\- Weight over the force plate operating limit of 440 lbs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Center of pressure position | baseline, immediately post-intervention, same day | position in centimeters as evaluated by a force plate |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pathlength | baseline, immediately post-intervention, same day | cumulative distance traveled by center of pressure during trial |
| RMS | baseline, immediately post-intervention, same day | (Root mean square) measure of amplitude of center of pressure during trial |
| Mean velocity | baseline, immediately post-intervention, same day | average speed and direction of center of pressure during trial |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed