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The Effects of Spinal Manipulation on Performance on Neck Pain Patients During a Fitts' Task
The objective of this study is to quantify motor performance, this study will use an eye movement Fitts' task to examine the effects of cervical spine manipulation on participants with chronic neck pain and the subsequent changes to saccade movement time. This study will also include a head movement Fitts' task which has previously reported a reduction in head movement time in chronic neck pain participants after cervical spine manipulation. This is an observational within-subjects design that involves a pre/post cervical spine manipulation intervention on participants (n=20) with chronic neck pain and asymptomatic controls (n=20). All participants will complete an eye movement and head movement Fitts' task before and after cervical spine manipulation to identify any changes in saccade and head movement time, saccade and head peak velocity, and time to peak saccade and head velocity.
Details
| Lead sponsor | University of Manitoba |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 40 |
| Start date | Tue May 25 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Wed Aug 18 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Chronic Neck Pain
Interventions
- High velocity/low amplitude cervical spine manipulation
Countries
Canada