The role of spinal manipulation in addressing disordered sensorimotor integration and altered motor control

H Haavik, B Murphy - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2012 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of some of the growing body of research on the effects of
spinal manipulation on sensory processing, motor output, functional performance and …

Upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation versus nonthrust mobilization in patients with mechanical neck pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial

JR Dunning, JA Cleland, MA Waldrop, C Arnot… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2012 - jospt.org
Study Design Randomized clinical trial. Objective To compare the short-term effects of upper
cervical and upper thoracic high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation to …

The change in deep cervical flexor activity after training is associated with the degree of pain reduction in patients with chronic neck pain

D Falla, S O'Leary, D Farina, G Jull - The Clinical journal of pain, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Altered activation of the deep cervical flexors (longus colli and longus capitis)
has been found in individuals with neck pain disorders but the response to training has been …

Training mode–dependent changes in motor performance in neck pain

S O'Leary, G Jull, M Kim, S Uthaikhup… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
O'Leary S, Jull G, Kim M, Uthaikhup S, Vicenzino B. Training mode–dependent changes in
motor performance in neck pain. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether changes in motor …

Can a functional postural exercise improve performance in the cranio-cervical flexion test?–A preliminary study

A Beer, J Treleaven, G Jull - Manual therapy, 2012 - Elsevier
Deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscle impairment is common in patients with neck pain.
Retraining function is often commenced with a motor relearning approach, requiring the …

Evaluation of intersegmental vertebral motion during performance of dynamic mobilization exercises in cervical lateral bending in horses

HM Clayton, LAJ Kaiser, M Lavagnino… - American journal of …, 2012 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Objective—To identify differences in intersegmental bending angles in the cervical, thoracic,
and lumbar portions of the vertebral column between the end positions during performance …

Correlations between cervical lordosis, forward head posture, cervical ROM and the strength and endurance of the deep neck flexor muscles in college students

W Gong, C Kim, Y Lee - Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] This study was conducted in order to examine the correlations between cervical
lordosis angles (Absolute Rotation Angle, ARA, forward head posture, FHP, Anterior Weight …

Sensorimotor incongruence exacerbates symptoms in patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders: an experimental study

L Daenen, J Nijs, N Roussel, K Wouters… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Incongruence between sensory feedback and motor output may serve as an
ongoing source of nociception inside the CNS, and hence may contribute to the …

Cervico-ocular coordination during neck rotation is distorted in people with whiplash-associated disorders

CSM Bexander, PW Hodges - Experimental brain research, 2012 - Springer
People with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) not only suffer from neck/head pain, but
commonly report deficits in eye movement control. Recent work has highlighted a strong …

Mechanisms of cervical spine injury in rugby union: is it premature to abandon hyperflexion as the main mechanism underpinning injury?

CR Dennison, EM Macri, PA Cripton - British journal of sports …, 2012 - bjsm.bmj.com
Cervical spine injuries in rugby union have received growing worldwide attention owing to
their often catastrophic nature. 1–3 Kuster et al4 considered recent changes in the …