McIver, S (2003) The effect of manipulation on pressure pain thresholds in the thoracic spine. Coursework Master thesis thesis, Victoria University.

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Abstract

A controlled, single blinded study investigated the effect of high velocity manipulation on pressure-pain threshold (PPT) in the thoracic spine in an asymptomatic population. Participants were randomly allocated into intervention groups, and received either a single extension thrust or thirty seconds of sham treatment consisting of 'laser accupuncture". PPT measurements were made using an electric pressure algometer immediately before and after intervention application. Pre- and post-manipulation PPT values were analyzed using a dependent t-test, and emonstrated a significant improvement in the manipulated group (P=0.04) but not in the control group (P=0.88). This study found that a single manipulation did increase thoracic PPT. Further research is warranted to investigate the effect of manipulation on thoracic pain. This minor thesis was written by a post-graduate student as part of the requirements of the Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) program.

Item Type:	Thesis (Coursework Master thesis)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Osteopathy Masters Project, thoracic spine, pressure-pain threshold, high velocity manipulation
Subjects:	RFCD Classification > 320000 Medical and Health Sciences Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	Tracey Prelec
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2008 03:09
Last Modified:	23 May 2013 16:39
URI:	http://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/924
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