The effect of combined use of suboccipital inhibition and balanced ligamentous tension of the atlanto-occipital joint upon cervical range of motion, compared to the effect of either technique alone.
Item
- Title
- The effect of combined use of suboccipital inhibition and balanced ligamentous tension of the atlanto-occipital joint upon cervical range of motion, compared to the effect of either technique alone.
- Author(s)
- Barnes, A
- Abstract
- Aim. The aim of this study was to examine whether the combined use of suboccipital inhibition and Balanced Ligamentous Tension Technique (BLT) applied to the atlanto-occipital joint results in a greater change in cervical range of motion (ROM) than the use of either technique used in isolation or a control group. Method. 40 undergraduate student osteopaths were randomly and evenly allocated to four experimental groups, where they received suboccipital inhibition, BLT of the atlantooccipifal joint, both techniques combined or no treatment. Cervical ROM was measured using a CROM device before Results. A figure for total range of movement was calculated using vector addition and the percentage change in total cervical ROM was calculated for each group This was analysed for differences across the groups using a Kruskal-Wallis test and a series of Mann-Whitney pairwise comparisons. No significant difference in percentage change in total cervical ROM was found between the four experimental groups which meant that the null-hypothesis could not be rejected Conclusion. The results suggest that the combination of suboccipital inhibition and BLT of the atlanto.-occipital joint does not result in a greater change in cervical ROM than either technique used alone or a control group.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2013
- Date Submitted
- 20.1.2015 16:42:36
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15437
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Functional effects on CROM.
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Barnes, A, “The effect of combined use of suboccipital inhibition and balanced ligamentous tension of the atlanto-occipital joint upon cervical range of motion, compared to the effect of either technique alone.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/727