dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Nicholas | en_NZ |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-04T21:44:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-03-04T21:44:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10652/1335 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background and Objectives: To determine the efficacy of an osteopathic technique (‘Still Technique’) on range of motion at the talocrural joint in individuals with a history of ankle injury. This dissertation has two sections. Section I contains a review the literature regarding investigation on range of motion at the talocrural joint. Section II consists of a manuscript of a study investigating the ‘Still Technique’ on talocrural joint range of motion.
Design: A randomised, controlled, blinded, experimental study.
Subjects: Thirty-two volunteers (19 males, 13 females; mean age=28.3 SD= 8.4) with a history of ankle injury from a university population, aged between 18 and 47 years.
Methods: Subjects with a history of ankle injury were randomly allocated to control and experimental groups. Subjects in the experimental group received three consecutive applications of ‘the Still Technique’ at the talocrural joint within a single session. Those in the control group received a sham intervention designed to mimic the ‘Still Technique’. Pre-test and post-test measures of passive dorsiflexion ROM were collected using a magnetometer.
Results: A comparison of the pre and post intervention control group (n=16) means revealed a mean change of 1.5º (p= 0.163; d= 0.10) (95% CI= -0.6 to 3.6º). A comparison of the pre and post intervention experimental group (n=16) means revealed a mean change of 3.8º (p= 0.18; d=0.34) (95% CI= 0.75 to 6.8º). The observed changes in ROM for both the experimental and control groups did not exceed the smallest detectable difference (SDD=5.9°).
Conclusion: The application of the Still technique did not substantially alter ROM at the talocrural joint in all subjects. Rather there was a range of responses, some subjects did respond to the single treatment and further investigation into the characteristics of these responsive patients could be warranted. | en_NZ |
dc.format | application/pdf | en_NZ |
dc.language.iso | en_NZ | en_NZ |
dc.rights | All rights reserved | en_NZ |
dc.subject | ankle joints | en_NZ |
dc.subject | Still technique | en_NZ |
dc.subject | dorsiflexion | en_NZ |
dc.subject | range of motion (ROM) | en_NZ |
dc.subject | osteopathic medicine | en_NZ |
dc.title | Efficacy of the ‘Still technique’ on dorsiflexion at the talocrural joint in patients with a history of ankle injury | en_NZ |
dc.type | Masters Dissertation | en_NZ |
dc.rights.holder | Author | en_NZ |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Osteopathy | en_NZ |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_NZ |
thesis.degree.discipline | School of Health Science | en_NZ |
thesis.degree.grantor | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
dc.subject.marsden | 110499 Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified | en_NZ |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Taylor, N. (2008). Efficacy of the ‘Still technique’ on dorsiflexion at the talocrural joint in patients with a history of ankle injury. Unpublished thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Osteopathy, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand. | en_NZ |
unitec.pages | 90 | en_NZ |
unitec.supervisor | Moran, Robert|Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand | en_NZ |
unitec.supervisor | Stewart, Andrew|Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand | en_NZ |
unitec.institution | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
unitec.advisor.principal | Moran, Robert | |
unitec.advisor.associated | Stewart, Andrew | |
unitec.institution.studyarea | Osteopathy | |
dc.identifier.wikidata | Q112878381 | |