Abstract
M.Tech. (Chiropractic)
This study aimed to compare the immediate effects of a cervical spine adjustment on gait in participants who had asymptomatic cervical spine dysfunction.
Method: This study consisted of 1 group of 60 participants between the ages of 18 and 50 years of age. The group was mixed unevenly in terms of gender. The potential participants were examined and accepted according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Each participant underwent a pre adjustment gait analysis followed by cervical spine adjustment and then a post adjustment gait analysis.
Procedure: Treatment consisted of a single treatment. The objective data was recorded via the Win FDM system pre and post cervical spine adjustment. The measurements were taken this way to give a reliable, dynamic analysis of gait in an easy to read print out. Analysis of collected data was performed by a statistician. The manipulative techniques used were directed towards dysfunction cervical spine joints which were identified via motion palpation.
Results: The results of the gait analysis were obtained from the WinFDM analysis and analyzed by STATKON. Objective data was collected from 60 participants of both genders. All participants underwent a pre and post adjustment gait analysis for comparison...