Development of an attention-touch control for manual cervical distraction: a pilot randomized clinical trial for patients with neck pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Manual cervical distraction (MCD) is a traction-based therapy performed with a manual contact over the cervical region producing repeating cycles while patients lie prone. This study evaluated a traction force-based minimal intervention for use as an attention-touch control in clinical trials of MCD for patients with chronic neck pain.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods, pilot randomized clinical trial in adults with chronic neck pain. Participants were allocated to three traction force ranges of MCD: low force/minimal intervention (0-20 N), medium force (21-50 N), or high force (51-100 N). Clinicians delivered five treatments over two weeks consisting of three sets of five cycles of MCD at the C5 vertebra and occiput. Traction forces were measured at each treat

SUBMITTER: Gudavalli MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4460764 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature