Cervical manual therapy contraindications

Subjects will be excluded if they have previous history of surgery, whiplash in the last 6 weeks, nerve root compression, red flags, or contraindications to dry needling or manual www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 3 mins.  · Other Contraindications of Cervical Traction Includes but not Limited to: Old age Diskitis Ligamentous instability Clinical signs of myelopathy Severe anxiety Uncontrolled hypertension Presence of vertebral artery insufficiency (increased susceptibility to cerebrovascular complications) Midline. 1. Contraindications Worsening neurological function • Upper motor neuron lesion • Spinal cord damage • Multi-level nerve root pathology • Unremitting night pain • Relevant recent trauma • Unremitting, severe non-mechanical pain • Patient refuses to give consent • Evidence of suspected cervical artery dissection. 2.

Contraindications: • Bone disease – tumours, metastases, infection, fractures, bone weakness (long term steroids/osteomalacia, severe • Neurological considerations – spinal cord compression, moderate to severe nerve root compression from a • Rheumatological considerations – active rheumatoid. Subjects will be excluded if they have previous history of surgery, whiplash in the last 6 weeks, nerve root compression, red flags, or contraindications to dry needling or manual therapy. 1. Contraindications Worsening neurological function • Upper motor neuron lesion • Spinal cord damage • Multi-level nerve root pathology • Unremitting night pain • Relevant recent trauma • Unremitting, severe non-mechanical pain • Patient refuses to give consent • Evidence of suspected cervical artery dissection. 2.

The Graston Therapy is generally designed to treat soft tissue-related The Graston Technique: An Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manual Therapy for Back. 1 Jan Manipulation of the spine (MTS) is a form of manual therapy that is to some assumed contraindication for MCS may still experience injury. Contraindications:[edit | edit source] Bone disease – tumours, metastases, infection, fractures, bone weakness (long term steroids/osteomalacia, severe.