An investigation into the effect of a gentle muscle energy technique applied to the scalene muscles at increasing the cervical spine range of rotation from a neutral position.
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- Title
- An investigation into the effect of a gentle muscle energy technique applied to the scalene muscles at increasing the cervical spine range of rotation from a neutral position.
- Author(s)
- Dorobisz, V
- Abstract
- Aim; This study was conducted to investigate the effect of a gentle muscle energy technique (MET) applied to the scalene muscles at increasing the range of rotation in the cervical spine from a neutral position. The technique consisted of a gentle muscle energy technique applied to the three scalene muscles (anterior, middle and posterior fibers). The study also aimed to defer mine any differences in cervical rotation between genders, Methodology A total of 100 (hundred) asymptomatic subjects (50 males and 50 females between the ages of 18 and 53) were recruited from the European School of Osteopathy (ESQ) and from the general public. Subjects were equally and randomly distributed into two different groups. The experimental group, from which two measurements were made: one before the technique and the second three minutes after the MET technique, The control group was also subjected to two measurements separated by three minutes whilst lying supine at rest, The measurements were made using a Cervical spine Range Of Motion apparatus (CROM) in the same conditions for all participants. Results: Data analysis revealed a significant difference in cervical spine range of rotation between the experimental and control groups (p=
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2013
- Date Submitted
- 20.1.2015 16:42:56
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15444
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- MET and CROM.
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Dorobisz, V, “An investigation into the effect of a gentle muscle energy technique applied to the scalene muscles at increasing the cervical spine range of rotation from a neutral position.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/720