ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2017
Short-Term Effects of Thoracic Spine Manipulation on the Biomechanical Organisation of Gait Initiation: A Randomized Pilot Study.
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- Systematic review on biomechanical effects of high-velocity, low amplitude spinal manipulation.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of spinal manipulation on performance-related outcomes in healthy asymptomatic adult population: a systematic review of best evidence.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Pooled it
- Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents: An Investigation of Sex Differences and Relatedness Between Fundamental Movement Skills and Functional Movement.Perceptual and motor skills · 2023Article
- Effects of experimentally induced cervical spine mobility alteration on the postural organisation of gait initiation.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Obesity-related alterations in anticipatory postural mechanisms associated with gait initiation.Experimental brain research · 2020Article
- Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on the Postural Organization of Gait Initiation in Young Adults and Elderly: A Randomized Sham Intervention Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Speed performance during gait initiation is known to be dependent on the capacity of the central nervous system to generate efficient anticipatory postural adjustments (APA). According to the posturo-kinetic capacity (PKC) concept, any factor enhancing postural chain mobility and especially spine mobility, may facilitate the development of APA and thus speed performance. "Spinal Manipulative Therapy High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude" (SMT-HVLA) is a healing technique applied to the spine which is routinely used by healthcare practitioners to improve spine mobility. As such, it may have a positive effect on the PKC and therefore facilitate gait initiation. The present study aimed to investigate the short-term effect of thoracic SMT-HVLA on spine mobility, APA and speed performance during gait initiation. Healthy young adults (
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