The Effect of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation on the Grip strength and Free Throw Accuracy in Symptomatic Netball Players

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202003521569108

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-13

Start date

2020-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Cervical Chiropractic Manipulation

Motion palpation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: •Amateur netball players between the ages of 18-35. This will eliminate the need for parental/guardian consent and the risk of degenerative changes due to normal aging (Park, Moon & Lee, 2014). •Neck, shoulder and arm pain that can be attributed to the cervical spine. Amateur netball players include players that play netball recreationally, for a club or for university.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Elite, professional or Pro-am players • Previous cervical surgery • Systemic disease, (Gatterman, 1991). • Participants already receiving treatment for their symptoms e.g. Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatories • Participants with contra-indications to SMT. • Participant receiving any other chiropractic treatment during the trial period. • Participant younger than 18 or older than 35.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SMT has a positive effect on grip strength and throwing accuracy, or have no change in effect on grip strength and throwing accuracy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the control group will not increase throwing accuracy	—

Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public Contactchristell botha

researcher

stellie0@gmail.com+27713270121

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026