Short-Term Effects of Thrust Versus Nonthrust Mobilization/Manipulation Directed at the Thoracic Spine in Patients With Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial (original) (raw)

Sixty patients with a mean age of 43.3 years (SDϭ12.7) (55% female) satisfied the eligibility criteria and agreed to participate in the study. Subjects who received thrust mobilization/ manipulation experienced greater reductions in disability, with a between-group difference of 10% (95% confidence interval [CI]ϭ5.3-14.7), and in pain, with a between-group difference of 2.0 (95% CIϭ1.4 -2.7). Subjects in the thrust mobilization/manipulation group exhibited significantly higher scores on the GROC Scale at the time of follow-up. No differences in the frequencies, durations, and types of side effects existed between the groups.