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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2015

Acute effects of single and multiple level thoracic manipulations on chronic mechanical neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Rungthip Puntumetakul, Thavatchai Suvarnnato, Phurichaya Werasirirat, Sureeporn Uthaikhup, Junichiro Yamauchi, Rose Boucaut

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Article in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04156308 (Effectiveness of the Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Nonspecific Cervical Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04156308 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of the Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Nonspecific Cervical Pain: Randomized Controlled Pragmatic Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorEscola D'osteopatia De BarcelonaRan2019 to 2020Enrolled132ConditionsManual Therapies, Neck PainArmsOsteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) - Temp1, Combined Exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effectiveness and safety of thoracic manipulation in the treatment of neck pain: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024
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  8. The effect of massage technique plus thoracic manipulationJournal of physical therapy science · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rungthip PuntumetakulSchool of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ; Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Thavatchai SuvarnnatoSchool of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ; Physical Therapy Unit, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Phurichaya WerasiriratSchool of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Sureeporn UthaikhupResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Junichiro YamauchiGraduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan ; Future Institute for Sport Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Rose BoucautSchool of Health Sciences (Physiotherapy), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Khon Kaen University · THUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThoracic spine manipulation has become a popular alternative to local cervical manipulative therapy for mechanical neck pain. This study investigated the acute effects of single-level and multiple-level thoracic manipulations on chronic mechanical neck pain (CMNP).

methodsForty-eight patients with CMNP were randomly allocated to single-level thoracic manipulation (STM) at T6-T7 or multiple-level thoracic manipulation (MTM), or to a control group (prone lying). Cervical range of motion (CROM), visual analog scale (VAS), and the Thai version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI-TH) scores were measured at baseline, and at 24-hour and at 1-week follow-up.

resultsAt 24-hour and 1-week follow-up, neck disability and pain levels were significantly (P<0.05) improved in the STM and MTM groups compared with the control group. CROM in flexion and left lateral flexion were increased significantly (P<0.05) in the STM group when compared with the control group at 1-week follow-up. The CROM in right rotation was increased significantly after MTM compared to the control group (P<0.05) at 24-hour follow-up. There were no statistically significant differences in neck disability, pain level at rest, and CROM between the STM and MTM groups.

conclusionThese results suggest that both single-level and multiple-level thoracic manipulation improve neck disability, pain levels, and CROM at 24-hour and 1-week follow-up in patients with CMNP.

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neck disabilityneck painpain levelthoracic manipulation

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