Application of mechanical measurement in assessment of neck pain and manual therapy.
10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2016.07.019
- Author:
Kuan WANG
1
;
Zhen DENG
1
;
Hui-Hao WANG
1
;
Wen-Xin NIU
1
;
Hong-Sheng ZHAN
2
,
3
Author Information
1. Shi's Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Shanghai Academy of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China.
2. Shi's Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Shanghai Academy of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China;shgsyjs@
3. com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Manipulation, orthopedic;
Mechanics;
Neck pain
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2016;29(7):668-672
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Manual therapy is one of the effective methods in treating neck pain. It has certain advantages in the short term to ease the symptoms of neck pain. In recent years, using different mechanical sensors and imaging equipment with computer software, the researchers found the difference of cervical activity between health adult and patients with neck pain. They also analyzed the kinematics, magnitude of force, stress and strain of the related structure and other mechanical parameters during cervical manipulation. These biomechanical researches revealed the functional anomaly caused by neck pain, reflect the safety of cervical manipulation, explain the abnormal stress of neck pain and the adjusting role of manipulation. Relatively speaking, these studies are too basic, and their analysis also are limited for the stress and strain about internal tissue. Study to aim directly at above problems will have important significance in understanding neck pain and standardizing manipulation therapy.
