Thrust mobilization/manipulation of thoracic spine reduces short-term neck pain .
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Short-term effects of thrust versus nonthrust mobilization/manipulation directed at the thoracic spine in patients with neck pain: a randomized clinical trial
Phys Ther. 2007 Apr;87(4):431-40. Epub 2007 Mar 660 subjects with a primary complaint of mechanical neck pain were randomized to receive one of two types of physical therapy treatments to examine outcomes of pain and disability. One group received a thoracic spine thrust-manipulation and the second group received a non-thrust manipulation/mobilization. Results indicated that the subjects receiving the thoracic thrust manipulation demonstrated significantly improved pain and disability scores at 48 hours.
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