Clinical Trial: Short Arc Multifidus Study

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Increase in Multifidus Size By Short Arc Banding on the ATM Machine as Measure by Diagnostic Ultrasound

Brief Summary: Patients will be performing Logan short arc banding protocols to see the effect on multifidus size

Detailed Summary: The subjects will initially be scanned by diagnostic ultrasound by to assess the cross sectional area of their lumbar multifidi. Then they will perform 3 sets of 30 second periods of Logan Short Arc Banding on the ATM machine twice a week for 4 weeks and then they will be scanned again using diagnostic ultrasound to assess the effects of the rehabilitation exercise.
Sponsor: Logan College of Chiropractic

Current Primary Outcome: Multifidus cross sectional area [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Logan College of Chiropractic

Dates:
Date Received: February 17, 2009
Date Started: February 2009
Date Completion: March 2009
Last Updated: February 17, 2009
Last Verified: February 2009