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  • Title: Motor Neuron Excitability Attenuation as a Sequel to Lumbosacral Manipulation in Subacute Low Back Pain Patients and Asymptomatic Adults: A Cross-Sectional H-Reflex Study.
    Author: Dishman JD, Burke JR, Dougherty P.
    Journal: J Manipulative Physiol Ther; 2018 Jun; 41(5):363-371. PubMed ID: 29997032.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to compare a time series of tibial nerve H-reflex trials between patients with subacute low back pain (LBP) and asymptomatic adults using pre and post high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation (SM) and control procedures. METHODS: Asymptomatic adults (n = 66) and patients with subacute LBP (n = 45) were randomized into 3 lumbosacral procedures: side-posture positioning, joint preloading with no thrust, and HVLA SM. A time series of 40 Hmax/Mmax ratios at a rate of 0.1 Hz were recorded in blocks of 10 trials at baseline and after the lumbosacral procedures at time points corresponding to immediately after, 5 minutes after, and 10 minutes after the procedure. Descriptive time series analysis techniques included time plots, outlier detection, and autocorrelation functions. A mixed analysis of variance model (group × procedure × time) was used to compare the effects of lumbosacral procedures on Hmax/Mmax ratios between the patients with subacute LBP and asymptomatic participants. RESULTS: The time series analysis and the significant lumbosacral × time interaction term (P < .05) indicated that inhibition of the Hmax/Mmax ratios at the 10-second postlumbosacral procedure time point was greatest after the HVLA SM procedure. The effects of lumbosacral procedures on Hmax/Mmax ratios were similar between patients with subacute LBP and asymptomatic participants. CONCLUSIONS: Although nonspecific effects of movement or position artifacts on the Hmax/Mmax ratio were present, a reliable and valid attenuation of the Hmax/Mmax ratio occurred as a specific aspect of HVLA SM in both asymptomatic adults and patients with subacute LBP.
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