The effect of combined suboccipital inhibition and friction technique on standing balance
Item
- Title
- The effect of combined suboccipital inhibition and friction technique on standing balance
- Author(s)
- Mulford, Amber
- Abstract
- Introduction The suboccipital muscles have a varied role within the musculoskeletal and central nervous systems. The suboccipital muscles are prone to hypertonicity and myofascial trigger points due to posture and trauma. This study investigates the role of combined suboccipital inhibition and frictions, a form of neuromuscular technique on standing balance.Methods The research is a single blind, randomised-controlled, crossover study. 19 male and female asymptomatic volunteers participated in the study. All participants received an intervention consisting of combined suboccipital inhibition and frictions. All participants were also subject to a control procedure approximately one week apart. All measurements were taken using the RS-scan Footscan 1.0m plate and computer software Footscan balance 7.0. All measurements were taken in milimeters and included medio-lateral, antero-posterior and total travelled way of the centre of force. 3 Results For travelled way standing, travelled way with eyes closed, and travelled way on the dominant leg there was no statistical significance between prior and post intervention and prior and post control groups. There was also no significant difference between the intervention and control groups. This was true for medio-lateral, antero-posterior or overall travelled way of the centre of force. Conclusion There was no statistically significant improvement in standing balance, measured as travelled way of centre of force in millimetres, in healthy individuals of a mean age of 25.8 years following combined suboccipital inhibition and frictions when compared with a control group.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2018
- Date Submitted
- 9.11.2018 12:55:19
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 34
- Submitted by:
- 4457
- Pub-Identifier
- 16215
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- Balance, Cervical Spine, Csp, Footscan, Ocular, Proprioception, RS Footscan, Standing, Suboccipitals, Vestibular, Visual
- Recommended
- 1
- Item sets
- Thesis
Mulford, Amber, “The effect of combined suboccipital inhibition and friction technique on standing balance”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 4, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.org/s/orw/item/382