Changes in Pressure Pain Thresholds Over C5-C6 Zygapophyseal Joint After a Cervicothoracic Junction Manipulation in Healthy Subjects

• Published in: Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 332 - 337
• Main Authors: Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César, Alonso-Blanco, Cristina, Cleland, Joshua A., Rodríguez-Blanco, Cleofás, Alburquerque-Sendín, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Cervical Vertebrae - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Manipulation; Manipulation, Spinal - methods; Orthopedic; Pain Threshold; Pain Threshold - physiology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Pressure; Probability; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Reference Values; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spinal; Thoracic Vertebrae - physiology; Zygapophyseal Joint - physiology; Spinal; Pain Threshold; Manipulation; Orthopedic

This study examines if C7-T1 manipulation results in changes in pressure pain thresholds (PPT) over bilateral C5-C6 zygapophyseal joints in asymptomatic subjects. Thirty subjects, 13 men and 17 women, without a current history of neck, shoulder, or upper extremity pain participated. Participants wer...