ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020
The Effect of Spinal Manipulation on the Electrophysiological and Metabolic Properties of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle.
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Effects of a High Velocity Low Amplitude Mid-Thoracic Spinal Segment Manipulation on the Force Output of the Hip Adductors and Extensors and the Latissimus Dorsi in Healthy Individuals With Unilateral Hip Adductor Weakness
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- Neuromuscular Response to High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Spinal Manipulation-An Overview.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Neuroplastic Responses to Chiropractic Care: Broad Impacts on Pain, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Waste not, want not: call to action for spinal manipulative therapy researchers.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2024Article
- Spinal manipulation and mobilization forces delivered treating sciatica: a case report.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024Article
- An Essential Guide to Chiropractic in the United States Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration.Journal of chiropractic humanities · 2021Article
- The contemporary model of vertebral column joint dysfunction and impact of high-velocity, low-amplitude controlled vertebral thrusts on neuromuscular function.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Review
- The Effects of Spinal Manipulation on Motor Unit Behavior.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment Increases the Cortical Drive to the Lower Limb Muscle in Chronic Stroke Patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
There is growing evidence showing that spinal manipulation increases muscle strength in healthy individuals as well as in people with some musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. However, the underlying mechanism by which spinal manipulation changes muscle strength is less clear. This study aimed to assess the effects of a single spinal manipulation session on the electrophysiological and metabolic properties of the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle. Maximum voluntary contractions (MVC) of the ankle dorsiflexors, high-density electromyography (HDsEMG), intramuscular EMG, and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) were recorded from the TA muscle in 25 participants with low level recurring spinal dysfunction using a randomized controlled crossover design. The following outcomes: motor unit discharge rate (MUDR), strength (force at MVC), muscle conduction velocity (CV), relative changes in oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin were assessed pre and post a spinal manipulation intervention and passive movement control. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to assess within and between-group differences. Following the spinal manipulation intervention, there was a significant increase in MVC (
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