The effect of visceral manipulation on lumbar spine ROM
Item
- Title
- The effect of visceral manipulation on lumbar spine ROM
- Author(s)
- McLean Helen
- Abstract
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Visceral manipulation was an evolving therapy during the first half of the 20th century and has largely fallen out of practice since the 1950's. Visceral manipulation is used by osteopaths to treat a number of visceral complaints and it is based on the concept that all the organs of the body are freely movable and that in order to function properly they must be able to move in an unrestricted fashion.
There is no research into the effects of visceral manipulation on spinal mobility. In this study 14 male subjects from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine underwent visceral manipulation of the small and large intestines in order to establish if there was any alteration in lumbar spine range of motion.
Methods: Subjects were selected following completion of a screening questionnaire. The Body Range of Motion device was used to measure changes in lumbar spine range of motion. Subjects received two sessions of visceral manipulation and their lumbar spine range of motion was measured before and after each session. Subjects acted as their own controls.
The collected data was subjected to matched paired t tests to analyse the significance.
Results: All vectors with the exception of flexion showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in range of motion following the 1st session. All vectors with the exception of flexion and right rotation showed significant increase (P<0.05) in range of motion following the 2nd session. Only left lateral flexion and left rotation showed an overall significant increase (P<0.05) in range of motion between pre-intervention of the 1st session and post-intervention of the 2nd session.
Conclusion: The results of this study infer that, following visceral manipulation to the small and large intestine there is an immediate increase in lumbar spine range of motion in all vectors other than flexion.
From the results of this study it can be inferred that there is no accumulative effect or long-term effect of visceral manipulation on lumbar spine range of motion. - 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
- 13646
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
McLean Helen, “The effect of visceral manipulation on lumbar spine ROM”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 24, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1111