The short and long term effects of lumbar spine mobilisation on pain pressure thresholds in the lumbar spine
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Morton, Lucy. n.d. “The Short and Long Term Effects of Lumbar Spine Mobilisation on Pain Pressure Thresholds in the Lumbar Spine.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed December 16, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/2014
- Title
- The short and long term effects of lumbar spine mobilisation on pain pressure thresholds in the lumbar spine
- Author(s)
- Morton, Lucy
- Abstract
- ObjectiveTo compare the short and long term changes in pain pressure threshold following lumbar spine flexion mobilisation. DesignFifteen asymptomatic male subjects volunteered to participate in a randomised, double blinded cross over design study. Subjects were screened for suitability and were randomly assigned to either; lumbar flexion mobilisation, sham ultrasound treatment or control. All subjects were randomly assigned to each treatment modality with a one week wash out in between. Pain pressure threshold measurements were taken pre, post and 24 hours after intervention, using a hand held algometer on the left of the paravertebral musculature at the level of L4. A two way repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to determine PPT changes between the groups. Statistical significance was set at 0.05. ResultsThere was a statically significant difference between treatment and time (p= 0.007). Analysis revealed a significant increase in mean PPT values post intervention between intervention and control groups (M=1.53, t= 2.76, p= 0.015) and intervention and placebo (M=2.14,t=3.87,p=<0.001). No significant difference was found between control and placebo groups (M=0.61, t=1.11, p=0.27). Within the intervention group there was a significant increase in PPT values found between pre versus post treatment (M=1.56; t=3.89, p=<0.001). This did not endure over a 24 hour period (M=0.17, t-0.42, p=0.68). ConclusionLumbar flexion mobilisation causes a significant short term increase in mean PPT values in asymptomatic subjects. Further investigation into the long term effects of mobilisation techniques in symptomatic subjects is needed.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2013
- Date Submitted
- 14.11.2018 14:42:49
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 19
- Submitted by:
- 4457
- Pub-Identifier
- 16335
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- lumbar mobilisation, pain pressure threshold, algometry
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- 0
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Morton, Lucy. n.d. “The Short and Long Term Effects of Lumbar Spine Mobilisation on Pain Pressure Thresholds in the Lumbar Spine.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed December 16, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/2014