The effect of a spinal thrust manipulation's audible pop on brain wave activity: a quasi-experimental repeated measure design.

Introduction: High velocity thrust manipulation is commonly used when managing joint dysfunctions. Often, these thrust maneuvers will elicit an audible pop. It has been unclear what conclusively causes this audible sound and its clinical meaningfulness.

Immediate Effects of Long-Axis Talocrural Thrust Manipulation on the Length of the Anterior Talofibular and Calcaneofibular Ligaments Measured With Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to measure the immediate effect of a thrust manipulation on the length of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments in healthy patients.

Methods: A convenience sample of 47 healthy patients were recruited for this quasi-experimental study. The patients had an age range from 22 to 54 years, with a mean age of 30.

Forces and translation distance during an inferior glide of the shoulder in asymptomatic individuals measured with the novel pliance glove and ultrasound imaging.

Background: There has been limited research on how the variance of force affects manual therapy outcomes and what the best practices should be. No specific force threshold necessary to achieve a predetermined translational distance within the joint has been quantified within the literature.

Purpose: To quantify the amount of force necessary to perform an inferior glide to the glenohumeral joint and reach to end range.

The immediate effect of a single session of pain neuroscience education on pain and the autonomic nervous system in subjects with persistent pain, a pilot study.

Background: The autonomic nervous system is a system that operates at the subconscious level and has been associated with neurobehavioral aspects of pain. Overall, persistent pain has a stimulating effect on the sympathetic nervous system. A promising emerging nonpharmacological treatment to manage persistent pain is neuroscience-based pain education.

Evaluation of anterotalofibular and calcaneofibular ligament stress tests utilizing musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging.

Study Design: A quasi-experimental.

Background: The talar tilt test and the anterior drawer test are clinically used to evaluate the length of the anterotalofibular (ATFL) and calcaneofibular (CFL) ligaments. Based on the current literature, there is no clear diagnostic utility or preference for either test.