This study will aim to investigate correlations between the frequency of cervical spine manipulation, symptomatology and changes ln intersegmental mobility.
This will be done through a subjective questionnaire and functional radiography of the cervical spine prior to and following cervical manipulation training.
The questionnaire will be distributed to chiropractic students, graduate chiropractors from the Sydney College of Chiropractic and a control group of fourth year architecture students.
Due to ethical considerations, the radiographic study can only be made of 4th year chiropractic students with informed consent.The control group cannot be radiographed.This omission may be justified in that a baseline symptomatology may be established via the questionnaire.
It is expected that an increase in cervical spine mobility will be evident on radiographs and symptomatology will also increase as the students receive manipulation in training. Following a decrease in the frequency of cervical manipulation (ie. after graduation) it is anticipated that symptomatology will return to near control.
Grant Value: $870
Chief Investigator: Dr Anne Lyell – Macquarie University
Status: Complete
Outcomes:
None recorded at this time