A randomized controlled experiment comparing functional technique with muscle energy technique on cervical rotation in asymptomatic students at the British School of Osteopathy
Item
- Title
- A randomized controlled experiment comparing functional technique with muscle energy technique on cervical rotation in asymptomatic students at the British School of Osteopathy
- Author(s)
- Brookes Edward
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the efficacy of functional technique (FT) and muscle energy technique (MET) into increasing rotation in the cervical spine. Design: A pre-test post-test design without long term follow up using two experimental groups (FT and MET) and one control group (no intervention). Setting: A treatment room at the British School of Osteopathy clinic. Method: Asymptomatic students (n=60) from the British School of Osteopathy were randomly allocated to an experimental or control group. Pre-post test active cervical rotation was recorded using a CROM goniometer. Participants in the experimental group received FT or a MET to the side of least mobility, as measured by the pre-test recording. Results: The FT failed to demonstrate a significant increase in cervical rotation (p = 0.44), however MET did produce a significant increase (p = 0.019) compared to the control group. Statistical analysis also revealed a significant increase in rotation between intervention and non-intervention sides for the control group (p = 0.023) as well as the FT and MET group (p = 0.003 for both). Conclusion: MET may produce an increase in cervical rotation. However this finding may be coincidental in light of statistical analysis.
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the efficacy of functional technique (FT) and muscle energy technique (MET) into increasing rotation in the cervical spine. Design: A pre-test post-test design without long term follow up using two experimental groups (FT and MET) and one control group (no intervention). Setting: A treatment room at the British School of Osteopathy clinic. Method: Asymptomatic students (n=60) from the British School of Osteopathy were randomly allocated to an experimental or control group. Pre-post test active cervical rotation was recorded using a CROM goniometer. Participants in the experimental group received FT or a MET to the side of least mobility, as measured by the pre-test recording. Results: The FT failed to demonstrate a significant increase in cervical rotation (p = 0.44), however MET did produce a significant increase (p = 0.019) compared to the control group. Statistical analysis also revealed a significant increase in rotation between intervention and non-intervention sides for the control group (p = 0.023) as well as the FT and MET group (p = 0.003 for both). Conclusion: MET may produce an increase in cervical rotation. However this finding may be coincidental in light of statistical analysis.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2010
- Date Submitted
- 31.5.2011 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 14939
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Functional technique, muscle energy technique MET, cervical spine, technique, rotation, range of motion ROM, osteopathy
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Brookes Edward, “A randomized controlled experiment comparing functional technique with muscle energy technique on cervical rotation in asymptomatic students at the British School of Osteopathy”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1813