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Does spinal manipulative therapy modulate the brain circuitry?

Manual therapy is commonly used to relieve joint stiffness, muscle tension and spasm which can restrict mobility and cause pain. Spinal manipulative therapy is a specific form of manual therapy that is used to deliver high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) force on a spinal vertebral segment. Research evidence suggests that spinal manipulative therapy is effective in relieving spinal pain (1), and that the effects of a single … Continue reading Does spinal manipulative therapy modulate the brain circuitry?

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O’Brien’s Active Compression Test

Purpose of O’Brien’s Active Compression Test: To detect superior glenoid labral lesions and/or type 2 superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions (which is fraying of the superior glenoid labrum along with detachment of the biceps anchor) on the shoulder joint (1-3). Patient position: Standing position, with affected arm in forward flexion at 90 degrees and slight adduction at 10-15 degrees towards the midline of … Continue reading O’Brien’s Active Compression Test

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Reverse Impingement Test

Reverse Impingement Test or Impingement Relief Test Purpose of Reverse Impingement Test or Impingement Relief Test: To confirm the diagnosis of ‘impingement syndrome’ by reversing/relieving the painful arc and/or eliminating the ‘impingement sign’ after initially reproducing the patient’s shoulder pain with shoulder impingement tests such as Neer’s test (1-3). Patient position: Sitting upright with affected arm relaxed by the side. Examiner position: Standing beside/behind the … Continue reading Reverse Impingement Test

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Spinal manipulative therapy increases cortical drive in patients with stroke

The brain is a complex organ that can receive/process information, make decisions and execute actions via., the spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. One of the effects of stroke, a disease that impairs blood flow to the brain, is ‘hemiparesis’ – in other words, weakness on one side of the body. Stroke can cause weakness on either the left or right side of the body, including … Continue reading Spinal manipulative therapy increases cortical drive in patients with stroke

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Does spinal mobilization help stroke survivors walk faster?

Stroke survivors often have difficulty walking due to persistent neural deficits and thus have complex rehabilitation needs. Researchers report that about 40% of the stroke survivors are left with neurological damage resulting in long-lasting disabilities (1). Clinicians have developed a range of therapeutic strategies to improve the functional abilities of those affected with chronic stroke-related impairments, including fitness training, high-intensity therapy and repetitive-task training (2). … Continue reading Does spinal mobilization help stroke survivors walk faster?

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