@article{ref1,
title="Short-term effects of manual therapy on balance: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled trial",
journal="Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics",
year="2023",
author="Espí-López, Gemma V. and Pavlu, Dagmar and Arnal-Gómez, Anna and Muñoz-Gómez, Elena and Martínez-Millana, Antonio and Marqués-Sulé, Elena",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze short-term changes in dynamic and static balance after a manual therapy protocol in healthy participants and analyze any repercussions on mood and perception of change after applying articulatory techniques. <br><br>METHODS: A single-blind, randomized, multicenter clinical trial was conducted. Participants were allocated to either a manual therapy group (MTG) (n = 101) or a control group (CG) without intervention (n = 99), and measures were taken before treatment, after the intervention, and 1 week after treatment. Assessments included the Star Excursion Balance Test, Unipedal Stance Test (UPST), Profile of Mood States (POMS), and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Two hundred healthy participants completed the study (mean age, 22 [SD = 2.67]). There was a statistically significant interaction between groups and time measurements in the right leg for anterior (P = .003), posteromedial (P <.001), and posterolateral (P = .001) directions in favor of the MTG, as well as in the left leg for anterior (P <.001), posteromedial (P <.001), and posterolateral (P = .012) directions. The analysis failed to show statistically significant interactions between any of the factors for the UPST and POMS (P >.05). The MTG showed a significant improvement compared to the CG after treatment (P = .003) and at 1-week follow-up (P <.001) on the PGIC scale. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results suggest the MT intervention was effective on dynamic balance in post-intervention in healthy participants, and some of the directions maintained the results at 1-week follow-up. Perception of change in post-treatment and 1-week follow-up also significantly improved. The protocol did not seem to produce changes in static balance and mood states. Positive changes after manual therapy were maintained in the short term.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0161-4754",
doi="10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.11.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.11.003"
}