수기요법, 액티베이터, 임펄스건이 경추의 가동범위에 미치는 영향

A Comparative Study of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation on Cervical Active Range of Motion

The main purpose this study is to investigate the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation on the cervical active range of motion. There were 87 participants in this study and divided into three groups. The results were as follows for the activator treatment group (n=28), there was a significant difference before and after treatment (p<0.05), spinal manipulation group (n=29), there was a significant difference before and after treatment (p<0.05) and impulse gun treatment group (n=30), there was a significant difference before and after treatment (p<0.05). In conclusion, the impulse gun treatment group shows a better result on improving cervical active range of motion compare to the other treatment groups. This study suggests that the impulse gun treatment is an effective and useful method to help the patients in the chiropractic clinic.