Thoracic spine thrust manipulation versus cervical spine thrust manipulation in patients with acute neck pain:A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 208-220

  Puentedura, Emilio J ^a,f   Landers, Merrill R ^b   Cleland, Joshua A ^c   Mintken, Paul ^d   Huijbregts, Peter ^e   Fernandez DE LAS PEñAS, Cesar ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of St Augustine for Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^f School of Allied Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rule; Manual therapy; Mobilization; Prognosis; University of Nevada Las Vegas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954522635     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3640     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Adams G, Sim J. A survey of UK manual therapists'practice of and attitudes towards manipulation and its complications. Physiother Res Int.1998;3:206-227.
2. Bialosky JE, Bishop MD, George SZ. Regional interdependence:a musculoskeletal examination model whose time has come. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38:159-160; author reply 160. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2008. 0201
3. Borghouts J, Janssen H, Koes B, Muris J, Metsemakers J, Bouter L. The management of chronic neck pain in general practice. A retrospective study. Scand J Prim Health Care. 1999;17:215-220. (Pubitemid 30041140)
4. Borghouts JA, Koes BW, Bouter LM. The clinical course and prognostic factors of non-specific neck pain: a systematic review. Pain. 1998;77:1-13. (Pubitemid 28398828)
5. Bronfort G, Evans R, Nelson B, Aker PD, Goldsmith CH, Vernon H. A randomized clinical trial of exercise and spinal manipulation for patients with chronic neck pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001;26:788-797; discussion 798-789.
6. Bronfort G, Haas M, Evans RL, Bouter LM. Efficacy of spinal manipulation and mobilization for low back pain and neck pain: a systematic review and best evidence synthesis. Spine J. 2004;4:335-356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee. 2003.06.002 (Pubitemid 38559925)
7. Bronfort G, Nilsson N, Haas M, et al. Non-invasive physical treatments for chronic/recurrent headache. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;CD001878. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001878.pub2
8. Carlesso LC, Macdermid JC, Santaguida LP. Standardization of adverse event terminology and reporting in orthopaedic physical therapy: application to the cervical spine. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010;40:455-463. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2010.3229
9. Carnes D, Mullinger B, Underwood M. Defining adverse events in manual therapies: a modified Delphi consensus study. Man Ther. 15:2-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2009.02.003
10. Childs JD, Cleland JA, Elliott JM, et al. Neck pain: Clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability,and Health from the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38:A1-A34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2008.0303
11. Childs JD, Flynn TW, Fritz JM, et al. Screening for vertebrobasilar insufficiency inpatients with neck pain: manual therapy decision-making in the presence of uncertainty. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005;35:300-306. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2005.1312 (Pubitemid 40696226)
12. Cleland JA, Childs JD, Fritz JM, Whitman JM, EberhartSL. Development of a clinical prediction rule for guiding treatment of a subgroup of patients with neck pain: use of thoracic spine manipulation,exercise, and patient education. Phys Ther. 2007;87:9-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20060155 (Pubitemid 46048007)
13. Cleland JA, Childs JD, McRae M, Palmer JA, Stowell T. Immediate effects of thoracic manipulationin patients with neck pain: a randomized clinical trial. Man Ther. 2005;10:127-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2004.08.005 (Pubitemid 40731547)
14. Cleland JA, Childs JD, Whitman JM. Psychometric properties of the Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in patients with mechanical neck pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;89:69-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr. 2007.08.126 (Pubitemid 350299003)
15. Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Carpenter K, et al. Examination of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from thoracic spine thrust manipulation and a general cervical range of motion exercise: multi-center randomized clinical trial. Phys Ther. 2010;90:1239-1250. http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20100123
16. Erhard R. The Spinal Exercise Handbook: A Home Exercise Manual for a Managed Care Environment.Pittsburgh, PA: Laurel Concepts; 1998.
17. Ernst E. Vascular accidents after neck manipulation: cause or coincidence? Int J Clin Pract. 2010;64:673-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j. 1742-1241.2009.02237.x
18. Flynn TW, Whitman J, Magel J. Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Management of the Cervico-Thoracic Spine and Ribcage. San Antonio,TX: Manipulations, Inc; 2000.
19. Gibbons P, Tehan P. Manipulation of the Spine, Thorax and Pelvis: An Osteopathic Perspective. 3rd ed. Edinburgh, UK: Churchill-Livingstone; 2010.
20. Grotle M, Brox JI, Vollestad NK. Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire: methodological aspects of the Norwegian version. J Rehabil Med. 2006;38:346-353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/ 16501970600722403 (Pubitemid 44644744)
21. Hains F, Waalen J, Mior S. Psychometric properties of the neck disability index. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1998;21:75-80. (Pubitemid 28134097)
22. Hogg-Johnson S, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, et al. The burden and determinants of neck pain in the general population: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008;33:S39-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS. 0b013e31816454c8
23. Hurwitz EL, Carragee EJ, van der Velde G, et al. Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions:results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008;33:S123-152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181644b1d (Pubitemid 351155765)
24. Jaeschke R, Singer J, Guyatt GH. Measurement of health status. Ascertaining the minimal clinically important difference. Control Clin Trials. 1989;10:407-415. (Pubitemid 20025670)
25. Jensen MP, Miller L, Fisher LD. Assessment of pain during medical procedures: a comparison of three scales. Clin J Pain. 1998;14:343-349. (Pubitemid 28560158)
26. Jensen MP, Turner JA, Romano JM. What is the maximum number of levels needed in pain intensity measurement? Pain. 1994;58:387-392. (Pubitemid 24284081)
27. Jette AM, Delitto A. Physical therapy treatment choices for musculoskeletal impairments. Phys APPENDIXTher. 1997;77:145-154. (Pubitemid 27074275)
28. Jull G. Use of high and low velocity cervical manipulative therapy procedures by Australian manipulative physiotherapists. Aust J Physiother.2002;48:189-193. (Pubitemid 35021634)
29. Kendall FP. Muscles: Testing and Function. 4th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 1993.
30. Leaver AM, Maher CG, Herbert RD, et al. A randomized controlled trial comparing manipulation with mobilization for recent onset neck pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010;91:1313-1318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2010.06.006
31. MacDermid JC, Walton DM, Avery S, et al. Measurement properties of the neck disability index: a systematic review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009;39:400-417. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2009.2930
32. Maitland G, Hengeveld E, Banks K, English K. Maitland's Vertebral Manipulation. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2000.
33. Mintken PE, DeRosa C, Little T, Smith B. AAOMPT clinical guidelines: a model for standardizing manipulation terminology in physical therapy practice. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38:A1-A6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2008. 0301
34. Price DD, Bush FM, Long S, Harkins SW. A comparison of pain measurement characteristics of mechanical visual analogue and simple numerical rating scales. Pain. 1994;56:217-226. (Pubitemid 24067851)
35. Puentedura E, Louw A, Mintken PE. Neurodynamic interventions for the management of patients with headache. In: Fernandez-de-las-Penas C, Arend-Nielsen L, Gerwin R, eds. Tension-Type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett; 2010:393-420.
36. Riddle DL, Stratford PW. Use of generic versus region-specific functional status measures on patients with cervical spine disorders. Phys Ther. 1998;78:951-963. (Pubitemid 28409225)
37. Senstad O, Leboeuf-Yde C, Borchgrevink C. Frequency and characteristics of side effects of spinal manipulative therapy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1997;22:435-440; discussion 440-431.
38. Spurling RG, Segerberg LH. Lateral intervertebral disk lesions in the lower cervical region. J Am Med Assoc. 1953;151:354-359.
39. Strunce JB, Walker MJ, Boyles RE, Young BA. The immediate effects of thoracic spine and rib manipulation on subjects with primary complaints of shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2009;17:230-236.
40. Vernon H, Mior S. The Neck Disability Index: a study of reliability and validity. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1991;14:409-415.
41. Vicenzino B, Collins D, Benson H, Wright A. An investigation of the interrelationship between manipulative therapy-induced hypoalgesia and sympathoexcitation. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1998;21:448-453. (Pubitemid 28447364)
42. Vicenzino B, Collins D, Wright A. The initial effects of a cervical spine manipulative physiotherapy treatment on the pain and dysfunction of lateral epicondylalgia. Pain. 1996;68:69-74. (Pubitemid 126407757)
43. Waddell G, Newton M, Henderson I, Somerville D, Main CJ. A Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and the role of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic low back pain and disability. Pain. 1993;52:157-168. (Pubitemid 23068184)
44. Wainner RS, Fritz JM, Irrgang JJ, Boninger ML, Delitto A, Allison S. Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003;28:52-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.BRS.0000038873.01855.50 (Pubitemid 36070774)
45. Wainner RS, Whitman JM, Cleland JA, Flynn TW. Regional interdependence: a musculoskeletal examination model whose time has come. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007;37:658-660. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2007.0110
46. Wheeler AH, Goolkasian P, Baird AC, Darden BV, 2nd. Development of the Neck Pain and Disability Scale. Item analysis, face, and criterion-related validity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999;24:1290-1294. (Pubitemid 29300341)
47. Williamson E. Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ). Aust J Physiother. 2006;52:149. (Pubitemid 43971025)