NCT07725198NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Immediate Neuromuscular Responses of the Obliquus Capitis Inferior Following Upper Cervical Manual Therapy

Florida Gulf Coast University

Start Date

5/1/2025

Completion Date

6/1/2027

Summary

This study used a prospective, randomized, repeated-measures experimental design to investigate the immediate effects of two upper cervical manual therapy interventions on craniovertebral angle (CVA), clinician-perceived atlas position, and musculoskeletal ultrasound-derived obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) muscle morphology

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 65 years

Inclusion Criteria: * read and understand English * no previous history of cervical spine surgery or traumatic cervical injury * no contraindications to cervical manual therapy Exclusion Criteria: * any absolute contraindications to cervical manipulation * any other medical condition considered unsafe for manual therapy.

Interventions

OTHER

Thrust long-axis manipulation of C1-C2

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Conditions

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Locations

Florida Gulf Coast University Marieb Hall 101

Fort Myers, Florida 33965

United States

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