Cervical Upglide Thrust (C2-C7) Patient Position: Supine on the table with the cervical spine in a neutral position. Clinician Position: Standing beside the patient’s head. The superior forearm is placed under the patient’s neck to facilitate upper cervical side bending and rotation to the right. The superior hand rests on the patient’s chin. The lower cervical spine is positioned into left side bending. The segment … Continue reading Noninvasive Procedures
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?
