Immediate effects of cervical unilateral anterior-posterior mobilisation on shoulder pain and impairment in post-operative arthroscopy patients

Autor: Marianne Lanz Preusser, Jan Kool, Jürg Hauswirth, Rebecca J. Crawford, Markus Ernst, André Meichtry
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. 30(3)
ISSN: 1878-6324
Popis: Lateral gliding cervical spine mobilisation is shown to improve shoulder pain, disability and function. However, despite common clinical-use, no study reports the effect of unilateral anterior-posterior (A-P) cervical mobilisation on shoulder pain and function, and particularly in patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.Examine the immediate effect of single-level Grade III cervical unilateral A-P mobilisation on shoulder pain, flexion and abduction range of motion (ROM) and external rotator strength compared to placebo cervical unilateral A-P light touch pressure.Single session intervention with a crossover design in 32 (15 women) postoperative arthroscopic shoulder patients.Immediate and superior treatment effects were shown for A-P cervical mobilisation in improving flexion ROM, isometric strength of external rotation, and pain intensity during flexion (all p0.05) when compared to the placebo. However, effects may not be considered clinically meaningful.Unilateral A-P mobilisation applied to the cervical spine shows a tendency toward positively influencing post-arthroscopy shoulder pain and function. Further study examining cervical mobilisations directed in different planes to influence shoulder motion appear warranted.
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