Palpation

Validity and Reliability of Palpatory Clinical Tests of Sacroiliac Joint Mobility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Rafael P. Ribeiro, PT Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Published: April 22, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.01.001 Abstract Objective The primary objective of this review was to investigate the reliability and validity of palpatory clinical tests of sacroiliac mobility. The secondary objective was to investigate which palpatory clinical tests of sacroiliac mobility exist in the literature. Methods […]

The effect on clinical outcomes when targeting spinal manipulation at stiffness or pain sensitivity

Nim, C.G., Kawchuk, G.N., Schiøttz-Christensen, B. et al. The effect on clinical outcomes when targeting spinal manipulation at stiffness or pain sensitivity: a randomized trial. Sci Rep 10, 14615 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71557-y Abstract The mechanisms underlying pain relief following spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) are not understood fully although biomechanical and neurophysiological processes have been proposed. As […]

The interrater reliability of static palpation of the thoracic spine for eliciting tenderness and stiffness to test for a manipulable lesion – Full Text Article

Amber M. Beynon Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201826:49 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-018-0218-7© The Author(s). 2018 Received: 13 July 2018Accepted: 15 October 2018Published: 4 December 2018 Abstract Background Despite widespread use by manual therapists, there is little evidence regarding the reliability of thoracic spine static palpation to test for a manipulable lesion using stiffness or tenderness as diagnostic markers. We […]

Interexaminer Reliability of Seated Motion Palpation for the Stiffest Spinal Site

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics September 2018 Volume 41, Issue 7, Pages 571–579 Kelly Holt, PhD Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the interexaminer reliability of palpation for stiffness in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal regions. Methods In this secondary data analysis, data from 70 patients from a chiropractic […]

The reliability of spinal motion palpation determination of the location of the stiffest spinal site is influenced by confidence ratings

The reliability of spinal motion palpation determination of the location of the stiffest spinal site is influenced by confidence ratings: a secondary analysis of three studies Robert Cooperstein Morgan Young Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201624:50 DOI: 10.1186/s12998-016-0131-x ©  The Author(s). 2016 Received: 8 February 2016 Accepted: 14 November 2016 Published: 20 December 2016 Abstract Background This is a secondary analysis of three previous studies on […]

Does inter-vertebral range of motion increase after spinal manipulation? A prospective cohort study

Published: 01 July 2014 Jonathan Branney & Alan C Breen Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 22, Article number: 24 (2014) Abstract Background Spinal manipulation for nonspecific neck pain is thought to work in part by improving inter-vertebral range of motion (IV-RoM), but it is difficult to measure this or determine whether it is related to […]

Criterion validity of manual assessment of spinal stiffness – Motion Palpation Not Reliable?

Shane L. Koppenhave Manual Therapy Received 13 November 2013; received in revised form 27 May 2014; accepted 3 June 2014. published online 24 June 2014. Corrected Proof Abstract Assessment of spinal stiffness is widely used by manual therapy practitioners as a part of clinical diagnosis and treatment selection. Although studies have commonly found poor reliability […]

Lower back pain and neck pain: is it possible to identify the painful side by palpation only?

Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2012 Mar;55(2):103-11. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2012.01.001. Epub 2012 Feb 2. [Article in English, French] Maigne JY1, Cornelis P, Chatellier G. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Back pain is often attributed to increased tension in the back muscles, regardless of whether the tension is primary or related to a disc/facet pathology. We hypothesized that when either lower […]

Efficacy of cervical endplay assessment as an indicator for spinal manipulation

Haas M,et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jun 1;28(11):1091-6; discussion 1096. Full Text Comment in Aust J Physiother. 2004;50(1):57. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of manual endplay assessment on neck pain and stiffness outcomes in neck pain patients receiving spinal manipulation. SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND DATA: There have […]