An investigation into fascial unwinding of the shoulder complex unilaterally and how it affects the range of motion of the neck in all vectors.
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- Title
- An investigation into fascial unwinding of the shoulder complex unilaterally and how it affects the range of motion of the neck in all vectors.
- Author(s)
- Bashir, H
- Abstract
- An investigation into fascia! unwinding of the shoulder complex (unilaterally) and how it affects the range of motion of the neck in all vectors. Aims: To critically analyse the before and after' ranges of motion of the cervical spine in all vectors: this is to assess the validity of the hypothesis that fascial unwinding of the shoulder complex unilaterally has a positive effect on the range of motion of all vectors of the cervical spine except side bending and rotation to the opposite side. Method: A primary data set gathering, obtaining measures of cervical range of motion before and after performing a fascia! unwinding technique on the right shoulder on 30 healthy subjects between the age of 18 and 32. Results: The data set (t-'tested), showed there was a statistically significant increase in all vectors, apart from side bending to the opposite side, when the fascial unwinding technique was applied. It showed that there was a greatest increase in extension, followed by side bending left, then flexion. Rotation showed a reduction in this trend regarding increase than the other vectors, but still statistically significant. The confidence intervals, however, showed that there was not a significant increase in any vectors. There were no negative effects (as per definition stated) on the cervical spine by carrying out the technique unilaterally rather than bilaterally. Conclusion: This investigation has found corroborative evidence for fascial unwinding of the shoulder having a statistically positive effect on the range of motion of the cervical spine. Hence, the Null Hypothesis, (There is no difference between the before and after fascia} unwinding technique applied) can be rejected in this case. However, carrying out the technique unilaterally rather than bilaterally could be seen to create an imbalance through the cervical spine given normal Osteopathic principles, and as such might reduce the positive range of motion still seen. Some elements of this investigation could be carried forward into further investigation and the uni/bilateral effects, (that might confound the trends seen in this research methodology), could be analysed and possible elucidated.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2012
- Date Submitted
- 22.1.2013 16:23:35
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15204
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Fascial unwinding, Shoulder, Range of motion, Neck
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Bashir, H, “An investigation into fascial unwinding of the shoulder complex unilaterally and how it affects the range of motion of the neck in all vectors.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/861