Clinical biomechanics
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Clinical biomechanics · May 2001
Spinal manipulation causes variable spine kinematic and trunk muscle electromyographic responses.
Analytic cohort with a convenience sample in a research clinic. ⋯ This study offers some preliminary data on the short-term effects of manipulation on lumbar range of motion and dynamic electromyogram. The findings suggest that the response to manipulation is variable and dependent on the individual, with no change in some to the largest changes seen in the more pained patients. Relevance. Basic science investigations into the mechanisms and biomechanical influences of spinal manipulation are few. This study attempts to address issues of measureable functional change with manipulative therapy.