Comparison of cervical muscle energy technique and high velocity thrust on cervical range of motion
Item
- Title
- Comparison of cervical muscle energy technique and high velocity thrust on cervical range of motion
- Author(s)
- Parobek Katherina
- Abstract
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High velocity thrusts and muscle energy techniques are osteopathic treatment modalities that are used in practice regularly to improve joint range of motion and soft tissue contraction. Although these techniques are used widely, there is still insufficient research into their efficacy other than good clinical patient results. This study therefore investigated the compared efficacy of bilateral cervical high velocity thrusts and bilateral muscle energy techniques on the scalenes muscles on cervical range of motion. Thirty asymptomatic male and female subjects between the ages of 21 - 29 years old from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine were selected to take part in this study, then divided into two groups, the first group receiving a muscle energy technique bilaterally to the scalenes, the second group receiving a high velocity thrust at the level of C4-C5 bilaterally.
Two weeks later the first group received the high velocity thrust and the second group received the muscle energy technique.
The cervical range of motion was measured immediately before and after each intervention technique using a cervical range of motion goniometer.
The main findings of this study were that the bilateral cervical muscle energy technique and high velocity thrusts both increased cervical range of motion. This was assessed using a T-test analysis.
When the two techniques were compared using a second T-test, the high velocity thrust technique was more effective in increasing cervical range of motion than the muscle energy technique. This was true for all planes of motion, i.e. flexion, extension, right and left rotation and right lateral flexion.
However for left lateral flexion, it was found that muscle energy technique increased cervical range of motion more than the high velocity thrust technique. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13650
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Parobek Katherina, “Comparison of cervical muscle energy technique and high velocity thrust on cervical range of motion”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 24, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1107