The effect of the rehydration of the long ligaments of the spine technique on the symmetry of spinal and pelvic movement in the coronal plane on the gossip test: A pilot study.
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- Title
- The effect of the rehydration of the long ligaments of the spine technique on the symmetry of spinal and pelvic movement in the coronal plane on the gossip test: A pilot study.
- Author(s)
- Hajiyeva, A
- Abstract
- Introduction: Rehydration of the longitudinal ligaments of the spine (also known as "watering the ligaments") is one of the functional techniques taught at the European School of Osteopathy involving anterior-posterior contact over the thorax and visualization of structures between the practitioner's hands until the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments are reached, followed by the intention of the practitioner to infuse the latter with fluid with a view of improving function of the spine, pelvis and ultimately the whole body. Improved symmetry of movement is one of the expected outcomes of the technique and is one that is used to evaluate changes after the technique during the hip drop test in the teaching context. Method: An experiment comparing changes in the levels of spinal and pelvic movement asymmetry following the intervention was conducted on 30 healthy volunteers Effects of the technique were compared to touch only with no visualization/intention (sham treatment) and a quiet rest in the supine position for the same duration (10 minutes). Images were taken in neutral and at the extreme positions of the hip drop test and analyzed with the Tracker software. A post- intervention questionnaire was used to assess subjective changes in restfulness and quality of movement. Results: One-way ANOVA did not show any statistically significant differences before and after the intervention between the three groups either for spinal or pelvic movement. The effect size in the sample was moderate for spinal asymmetry difference (h2=0.06) and very small for pelvic asymmetry difference. Effect sizes in the population (W2) were zero. 95% confidence intervals of effect sizes on pair-wise comparison were wide and spanned zero in all cases indicating non-significance. Analysis of the questionnaire using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient revealed a moderate positive correlation between an increase in restfulness and an improvement in the pelvic movement symmetry (rs=O,432, p=0.017), Post-hoc power analysis revealed a power of only 0.05, i.e. the study was severely underpowered, Conclusion: Further research with a larger sample size and on symptomatic individuals would be more informative and is recommended. Different outcome measures may reveal benefits of the technique.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2013
- Date Submitted
- 20.1.2015 16:42:58
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15453
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Gossip test.
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- 0
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Hajiyeva, A, “The effect of the rehydration of the long ligaments of the spine technique on the symmetry of spinal and pelvic movement in the coronal plane on the gossip test: A pilot study.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/711