Effects of Specific Thoracic Spine Mobilizations on Muscle Activity in a Healthy Volunteer Population

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens156 enrolled

Overview

In this study, the investigators will examine the effect of manual therapy on the thoracic spine and its impact on the muscular strength gain of the thoracic extensors. Treatment with manual therapy, as described by Maitland, consists of a specific mobilization of the thoracic spine in the postero-anterior direction on the transverse and spiny processes of the thoracic vertebrae. To ensure the relevance of the measures, and to better control the occurrence of biases inherent to the practice of manual therapy, the investigators constituted three distinct groups: an intervention group, a control group and a group without intervention. In short, this methodology will allow us to explore in detail the effects of specific spinal mobilization on motor control, while taking into account placebo response elements and natural variations in the results

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

156

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Manipulations Range of Motion Muscle Strength

Interventions

mobilizationOTHER

specific mobilization on neuromuscular functioning, thanks to surface EMG, before and after a specific mobilization of the spine

no effectOTHER

a mobilization identified as "no effect" could modulate neuromuscular activity by a placebo effect.

Eligibility

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

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18 to 65, * healthy volunteer, * membership in a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Severe spinal trauma within the last 6 months * history of low back pain, back pain, and/or neck pain within the last 6 months, * history of spinal surgery, * history of chronic systemic disease (cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, etc.), * volunteer with Pacemaker, history of rheumatological pathology (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Scheuermann's disease, etc.), * patient under guardianship,curatorship, safeguard of justice, patient deprived of liberty, pregnant woman and patient without Red Flags Social Security described in literature.

Effects of Specific Thoracic Spine Mobilizations on Muscle Activity in a Healthy Volunteer Population

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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