Background context: Despite clinical evidence for the benefits of spinal maniputation and the
apparent wide usage of it, the biological mechanisms underlying the effects of spinal …

Objectives: When the clinical efficacy of spinal manipulative treatment for spinal pain has
been assessed, high-velocity low-amplitude thrust (HVLAT) manipulation and mobilization …

Prior studies suggest manual therapy (MT) as effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal
pain; however, the mechanisms through which MT exerts its effects are not established. In …

Recent findings that spinal manual therapy (SMT) produces concurrent hypoalgesic and
sympathoexcitatory effects have led to the proposal that SMT may exert its initial effects by …

Background Although commonly utilized interventions, no studies have directly compared
the effectiveness of cervical and thoracic manipulation to mobilization and exercise in …

This paper addresses the issue of designing experiments for a metamodel that needs to be
accurate for a certain level of the response value. Such a situation is common in constrained …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: To study the immediate sensorimotor neurophysiological effects of cervical
spine manipulation using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). METHODS: Twelve …

Biomechanics is the science that deals with the external and internal forces acting on
biological systems and the effects produced by these forces. Here, we describe the forces …

Purpose There is growing evidence that vertebral column function and dysfunction play a
vital role in neuromuscular control. This invited review summarises the evidence about how …