An investigation into the effects of soft tissue and articulatory techniques upon the range of movement of the cervical spine and whether combining the two will have a greater effect

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Title: An investigation into the effects of soft tissue and articulatory techniques upon the range of movement of the cervical spine and whether combining the two will have a greater effect
Author(s): Arnold, J
Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine whether combining son tissue and articulation has a greater effect on cervical range of movement than if performed on their own. Method: - The study was conducted on 40 students picked at random from the European School of Osteopathy (ESO). They were separated evenly into four groups; control, son tissue, articulation and combined. Each subjects' neck range of movement was measured using the CROM before and after the experiment. Each group had to lie supine for a total of 10 minutes but depending on the group, determined the type of treatment if any, that would be performed. Results: - The study showed that, each of the experiment groups improved the total cervical range of movement when compared to the control group. After a statistical analysis, it was found that there was no significant difference between the combined and son tissue, and articulation groups and therefore, no benefit to combining the two different approaches.
presented at: European School of Osteopathy
Date Accepted: 2012
Date Submitted: 22.1.2013 16:23:34
Type: osteo_thesis
Language: English
Submitted by:: 62
Pub-Identifier: 15202
Inst-Identifier: 1229
Keywords: Soft tissue technique, Articulatory technique, Cervical range of motion
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