Examination of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Neck Pain Likely to Benefit From Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation and a General Cervical Range of Motion Exercise: Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial
A clinical prediction rule (CPR) purported to identify patients with neck pain who are likely to respond to thoracic spine thrust manipulation has recently been developed, but has yet to be validated. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of this CPR. One hundred forty patients with a primary report of neck [...]
The effectiveness of thoracic manipulation on patients with chronic mechanical neck pain – A randomized controlled trial
The aim of our study was to assess the effectiveness of thoracic manipulation (TM) on patients with chronic neck pain. 120 patients aged between 18 and 55 were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group which received TM and a control group without the manipulative procedure. Both groups received infrared radiation therapy (IRR) and [...]
A randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial for the short-term effectiveness of manipulative therapy and acupuncture on pain caused by mechanical thoracic spine dysfunction.
This study was a randomised, assessor-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was used to compare the short-term effectiveness of manipulative therapy and acupuncture on the pain caused by mechanical thoracic spine dysfunction and on the pressure pain threshold. The research sample consisted of 114 female patients aged 20-60 years. The primary complaint of these subjects had been pain [...]
Clinical measurement of the thoracic kyphosis. A study of the intra-rater reliability in subjects with and without shoulder pain
The aim of this investigation was to determine the intra-tester reliability of measuring the thoracic kyphosis angle using a clinical method Measurements were made in 45 subjects with and 45 subjects without upper body symptoms. Measurements were made with the subjects in relaxed standing. Two gravity dependent inclinometers were used to measure the kyphosis. The [...]
Sympathetic nervous system effects in the hands following a grade III postero-anterior rotatory mobilisation technique applied to T4: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Joint mobilisation to the T4 vertebra has been advocated as a treatment for T4 syndrome. To date no controlled studies have investigated the effects of thoracic spinal manual therapy (SMT) applied to T4 on sympathetic activity in the hands. This study investigated whether a grade III postero-anterior rotatory joint mobilisation technique applied to the T4 [...]
The 15-step oximetry test: a reliable tool to identify candidates for lung transplantation among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Shitrit D, Rusanov V, Peled N, Amital A, Fuks L, Kramer MR This study was design to determine whether the simple 15-step climbing exercise oximetry test accurately characterised disease severity and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Results of performance on the 15-step climbing test, pulmonary function tests, cardiopulmonary exercise test and [...]
The short-term effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation on patients with shoulder impingement syndromestar, open
Robert E. Boyles, Bradley M. Ritland, Brian M. Miracle, Daniel M. Barclay, Mary S. Faul, Josef H. Moore, Shane L. Koppenhaver and Robert S. Wainner The study was an exploratory, one group pretest/post-test study, with the objective of investigating the short-term effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulations (TSTMs) on patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS). [...]
Narrative review: Incentive spirometry following thoracic surgery: what should we be doing?
Agostinia P and Singh S In this review four studies and one systematic review were selected from all the published data retrieved after an extensive search. Only scientific papers and those pertaining to thoracic surgery or the postoperative treatment of patients with incentive spirometry were included. In conclusion the authors found that physiological evidence [...]
Inclusion of thoracic spine thrust manipulation into an electro-therapy/thermal program for the management of patients with acute mechanical neck pain: A randomized clinical trial
Javier González-Iglesias, Cesar Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Joshua A. Cleland, Francisco Alburquerque-SendÃn, Luis Palomeque-del-Cerro, Roberto Méndez-Sánchez The aim was to examine the effects of a seated thoracic spine distraction thrust manipulation included in an electrotherapy/thermal program on pain, disability, and cervical range of motion in patients with acute neck pain. 45 patients with acute neck pain were randomly [...]
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