Musculoskeletal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1 will be allocated 20 subjects who receive the high speed and low amplitude manipulation technique in the upper thoracic region. Group 2 other 20 subjects will receive myofascial mobilization t
Other
E02.190.599
Sponsors
Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pacients in the physiotherapy sector at the Gaffrée and Guinle University Hospital that are experiencing musculoskeletal pain.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Surgery on the thorax/spine location do not allow realizing the proposal technics; Pregnant women; Rheumatologic diseases in acute inflammatory phase;Osteoporosis; Bone tumors; Pacemaker carrier; presenting cardiac arrhythmia or being transplanted heart; ingested foods and drinks which containing caffeine on the day of the experiment; consumed alcoholic drinks on the last 24 hours; Illiterate or unable to fill the self-applied questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Verify the response of the parasympathetic cardiac autonomic modulation through the high frequency component of heart rate variability based on the statement of a variation of at least 20% between the pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Verify the response of the sympathetic nervous system through the variation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure to painful stimulation induced by cold. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPedro Rodrigues
Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Outcome results
None listed