Manual Therapy on Balance and Mood States

Background

Evidence suggest that the application of manual therapy could be effective in multiple pathologies, but there are few studies which have investigated the effectiveness of manual therapy in to balance and mood states.

Objective To compare the effectiveness of a protocol of manual therapy on the static balance, dynamic balance and mood states in health participants.

Metods

This is a randomized controlled trial which will be carried out with young adults. The sample will be divided into 2 groups: a) experimental group that will receive a manual therapy session; b) a control group without treatment. All subjects signed the informed consent and confidentiality of the data was reserved according to the Helsinki declaration. The treatments were carried out in the laboratories of the University of Valencia and the project was approved by the institution's ethics committee.

The experimental group to receive manual therapy (Bilateral manipulation lumbosacral, hip joint gapping, stretching the hip rotators with hip and knee flexion, femorotibial gapping, decompression of connective tissue of the patellofemoral region, internal and external joint line opening in laterality, mobilization of the base of the fibula, tibiofibular-talus gapping, and muscle strengthening). The control group will not receive treatment and only evaluations will be performed.

Outcomes

The evaluations will consist of the following variables: Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), Unipedal Stance Test (UPST), Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) and POMS (Profile Of Mood States). Evaluations will be carried out at three times: at the beginning of the study, after treatment and one week later.

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 and 30 years
• That they can take all the tests from the study evaluations.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who are doing some balance training program.
• Individuals who have some deterioration in balance, regardless of whether the cause is the vestibular system, the visual, proprioceptive, any surgery.
• Participants suffering from tingling or numbness.
• Those who have pain in the lower limbs greater than 3 on the Visual Analog Scale.
• That the lower limbs or in the lumbosacral region have orthopedic problems or traumatic injuries, they will not be able to participate either, including as such scoliosis, ligament pathologies, osteoarthritis, prostheses.
• Pregnancy.