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There will be no difference between trigger point therapy and spinal manipulation in correcting a spine joint dysfunction in the back
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Diversified HVLA spinal manipulation | Experimental |
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| Trigger point pressure release | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| spinal manipulation | Procedure | A maximum of two high velocity low amplitude spinal manipulations to one dysfunctional spine joint |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Correction of spinal manipulable lesion | Dichotomous data either lesion is corrected or not. | Immediate effect of one treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in pressure pain threshold over the involved spinous process | The point at which sensation changes from that of pressure to pain is measured in Kg/cm2 | Immediate effect of one treatment |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Hugh A Gemmell, DC, EdD | Contact | 44 1202436200 | 268 | hgemmell@aecc.ac.uk |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Anglo-European College of Chiropractic | Bournemouth | Dorset | BH5 2DF | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020393 | Manipulation, Spinal |
| ID | Term |
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| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
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| trigger point therapy | Procedure | The thumb will apply firm pressure to a trigger point in the paravertebral multifidus and rotatores muscles associated with the spine joint dysfunction using the barrier approach. This will be held until the barrier releases and this will continue until the trigger point is inactivated or 3 minutes has passed. |
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