Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Thrust Manipulation Better Than NonThrust Manipulation for Mechanical Neck Pain

Another interesting manipulation study by PT’s. This one showed
significantly better results for mechanical neck pain with thrust vs non thrust manipulation of the cervical and thoracic spine. In other words, the quick manipulation that can cause cavitations (cracking sounds which are just a release of gas in a joint) was better than the slow mobilization sometimes used by PT's.  


Upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation versus nonthrust mobilization in patients with mechanical neck pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.

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