Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Jul 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialThe short-term effect of a spinal manipulation on pain/pressure threshold in patients with chronic mechanical low back pain.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pain/pressure threshold of selected myofascial points in subjects with chronic mechanical back pain after a single manipulation or mobilization. ⋯ The absence of significant changes may be attributed to the selection of myofascial points, the instrument sensitivity to small changes, the differences in baseline measures and the absence of effect from one intervention.