What is it about?
Do you know that five textbooks have written about the neck anterior-to-posterior (AP) pressure technique for neck/shoulder painful conditions? However, no one has described how to perform it safely in a video format.
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Why is it important?
Based on previously published abstract work by Dr. Yung in cadavers, the supplemental video explains how to perform it to avoid massaging the carotid artery.
Perspectives
The distinctive feature of this technique includes the unique dosage of applying 10 seconds of AP pressures, followed by 10 seconds of rest. Repeating this cycle five times resulted in a small sympatho-inhibitory response.
Emmanuel Yung
Sacred Heart University
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This page is a summary of: Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Response to Posteriorly Directed Pressure Applied to the Cervical Spine in Young, Pain-Free Individuals: A Randomized, Repeated-Measures, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, August 2014, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT),
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4820.
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