Immediate biomechanical, systemic, and interoceptive effects of myofascial release on the thoracic spine: A randomised controlled trial

Cathcart, Ellie; McSweeney, Terence; Johnston, Ross; Young, Hayley; Edwards, Darren J.

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.10.006

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“…To avoid double dipping problems 70 , ROIs were defined using independent coordinates from the literature [71][72][73][74][75][76] . Spherical ROIs with a 9 mm radius were considered for the following areas: left insula (−36,20,4), right insula (32,18,4), cingulate cortex (8,16,36), striatum (−24,0,8), right middle frontal gyrus (56,8,38).…”

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“…Preliminary research in field of manual therapies such as osteopathy indicates that interoception mediated through the sense of touch may play an important role in their therapeutic effects [35][36][37] . Touch is recognised as both an exteroceptive and interoceptive modality, where the latter seems to be supplied by small-diameter low-conducting unmyelinated C-tactile (CT) fibres, which uses the lamina I spinothalamocortical tract to subserve homeostasis and create the basis for feelings 2 .…”

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Effect of manual approaches with osteopathic modality on brain correlates of interoception: an fMRI study

Cerritelli

Chiacchiaretta

Gambi

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The present randomised placebo controlled trial explored the extent to which osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) affects brain activity, particularly the insula, during both an "interoceptive awareness" and "exteroceptive awareness" task in a sample of 32 right-handed adults with chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) randomly assigned to either the OMT or sham group. Patients received 4 weekly sessions and fMRI was performed at enrolment (T0), immediately after the first session (T1) and at 1 month (T2). The results revealed that the OMT produced a distinct and specific reduction in BOLD response in specific brain areas related to interoception, i.e., bilateral insula, ACC, left striatum and rMFG. The observed trend across the three time points appears uncharacteristic. At T1, a marginal increase of the BOLD response was observed in all the above-mentioned areas except the rMFG, which showed a decrease in BOLD response. At T2, the response was the opposite: areas related to interoception (bilateral insula and ACC) as well as the rMFG and left striatum demonstrated significant decreased in BOLD response. The findings of this study provide an insight into the effects of manual therapies on brain activity and have implications for future research in the field.

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Effect of manual approaches with osteopathic modality on brain correlates of interoception: an fMRI study

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Chiacchiaretta

Gambi

et al. 2020

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“…Pressure algometry is frequently utilised to quantify whether there are any alterations in the participants' pain perception following a treatment intervention (McCoss et al, 2017). There is some literature supporting the algometer as a reliable, valid, and an easy method of measuring the hypoalgestic effects of manual therapy (ICC = 0.78-0.99) (Antonaci, 1998;Cathcart et al, 2019;Ylinen et al, 2007). Another paper have also reported good inter-examiner reliability (ICC = 0.75) and excellent intra-examiner reliability (ICC = 0.84) (Antonaci, 1998) .…”

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“…The need to explore a comprehensive range of outcome measures in relation to CFs has been highlighted previously (Bialosky et al, 2009), and this includes pain thresholds, which would add to the growing body of evidence on CF effects. Pain thresholds are commonly used in OMT and other manual therapy research (Cathcart, McSweeney, Johnston, Young, & Edwards, 2019;McCoss, Johnston, Edwards, & Millward, 2017;Paungmali, O'Leary, Souvlis, & Vicenzino, 2003;Vicenzino, Paungmali, Buratowski, & Wright, 2001). Pressure algometry was designed to record the smallest measurement of mechanical stimuli that can be perceived as pain (Fischer, 1987).…”

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“…Pressure algometry was designed to record the smallest measurement of mechanical stimuli that can be perceived as pain (Fischer, 1987). There is some literature supporting the algometer as a reliable, valid, and easy method of measuring the hypoalgestic effects of manual therapy, with intraclass correlation coefficients found to be between 0.78 and 0.99 (Cathcart et al, 2019;Ylinen, Nykänen, Kautiainen, & Häkkinen, 2007).…”

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Psychological context effects of participant expectation on pain pressure thresholds as an adjunct to cervicothoracic HVLA thrust manipulation: A randomised controlled trial

Shackleton

Toutt

Edwards

2020

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

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Background: Chronic pain is a growing global and economically costly problem leading the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK to actively search for novel strategies to improve health outcomes. Some trials have shown a benefit when practitioners use a positive communication style, however, much of the available literature investigating the use of positive language to alter patient expectation utilises subjective reports from patients. Objectives: To demonstrate whether positive and negative communication before a highvelocity low amplitude (HVLA) thrust spinal manipulation of the C7-T1 spine segments, and within an osteopathic consultation setting, increases and decreases (respectively) pain pressure thresholds (PPT) to form contextual placebo and nocebo effects. Study design: pretest, post-test randomised controlled design. Methods: 35 asymptomatic participants were recruited and randomised into three separate condition arms using a repeated measures crossover design; negative communication (NegC), neutral communication (NeuC), or positive communication (PosC). Each condition included spinal manipulation (HVLA thrust) to the C7-T1 segments. PPTs were measured by an algometer over the spinous process of C7 pre and post each condition setting. Results: There was a significant effect of language style on PPT for the three conditions. Post-hoc tests demonstrated that positive communication had a significant effect on PPT (i.e., placebo effect), but the negative communication demonstrated no significant effect (i.e., no nocebo). Conclusion: These results were discussed in the context of communication style used during an osteopathic clinical consultation to potentially improve health outcomes in NHS and other clinical settings (Clinical trial registry https://clinicaltrials.gov/ number: NCT03855254).

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Effectiveness of Myofascial Manual Therapies in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Farra

Aquino

Tarantino³

et al. 2022

Int Urogynecol J

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Immediate biomechanical, systemic, and interoceptive effects of myofascial release on the thoracic spine: A randomised controlled trial

Cited by 28 publications

References 42 publications

Effect of manual approaches with osteopathic modality on brain correlates of interoception: an fMRI study

Effect of manual approaches with osteopathic modality on brain correlates of interoception: an fMRI study

Psychological context effects of participant expectation on pain pressure thresholds as an adjunct to cervicothoracic HVLA thrust manipulation: A randomised controlled trial

Effectiveness of Myofascial Manual Therapies in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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