Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment of Fascial Restrictions on Body Awareness, Mood, and Proprioception

New York Institute of Technology29 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this research is to assess the effects osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of fascial strain patterns on body awareness, proprioception, and mood.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Segmental and Somatic Dysfunction of Other Regions (M99.09)

Interventions

OMTOTHER

OMT: direct myofascial release for the triplanar diagnonosis to the OA, thoracic outlet, respiratory diaphragm and pelvic diaphragm concluding with a pedal pump for 120 seconds

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Functionally healthy adults that can move all four limbs within normal range of motion. Exclusion Criteria: * People with the following conditions may not participate in the study: known bony injuries or fractures, open wounds, abscesses, infections of the soft tissue or bones, malignancies, auto-immune disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system (ex. lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), severe osteoporosis, aortic aneurysm, deep venous thrombosis, history of pulmonary embolism, bleeding disorders, neurovascular compromise, anticoagulation therapy, recent surgery, recent herniated discs, unstable heart conditions, and musculoskeletal strains or sprains, enlarged spleen or liver, mononucleosis, pregnancy, untreated hyperthyroidism.

Locations (1)

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proprioception: Active Hip Flexion Position Detection.

Measurements use a goniometer. Measurements are in degrees. Participant judges accuracy of position on a scale of 1-5: 1= very inaccurate, 2= somewhat inaccurate, 3=neutral, 4= somewhat accurate, 5= very accurate.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Proprioception: Active Shoulder Joint Position Detection.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Proprioception: Active Thoracolumbar Position Detection.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Body Awareness: Scale of Body Connection

A higher score represents better outcomes with increased body awareness. Minimum score: 0. Maximum for whole scale: 4. Scores are based on 12 items for body awareness (BA) and 8 items for body dissociation (BD). The items are scored on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0-4 with 0 at "not at all" and 4 at "all of the time." To score the BA subscale: sum the endorsed items and divide by the total number of items (12). To score the DB subscale: sum the endorsed items and divide by the total number of items (8). A positive change on the BA scale would represent an increase in bodily awareness, and a positive result. A negative change on the DB scale would represent a decrease in bodily dissociation, and a positive result.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Mood: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.

Increasing scores are associated with depression, anxiety, or stress. Items are scored within three subscales: depression, anxiety and stress. For individual subscales the scoring is as follows. Depression: normal (0-9), mild (10-13), moderate (14-20), severe (21-27), extremely severe (28+). Anxiety: normal (0-7), mild (8-9), moderate (10-14), severe (15-19), extremely severe (20+). Stress: normal (0-14), mild (15-18), moderate (19-25), severe (26-33), extremely severe (34+). Minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 126 for the entire scale.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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