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The effects of the mulligan sustained natural apophyseal glide (snag) mobilisation in the lumbar flexion range of asymptomatic subjects as measured by the zebris cms20 3-d motion analysis system.

October 24, 2008 by admin 

The effects of the mulligan sustained natural apophyseal glide (snag) mobilisation in the lumbar flexion range of asymptomatic subjects as measured by the zebris cms20 3-d motion analysis system.
Background: Mulligan’s mobilisation techniques are believed to increase the range of movement (ROM) in patients with low back pain. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the application of the Mulligan’s Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide (SNAG) technique on lumbar flexion ROM. The secondary aim was to measure the intra- and inter-day reliability of lumbar ROM employing the same procedure. Methods: 49 asymptomatic volunteers participated in this double-blinded study. Subjects were randomly assigned to receive either SNAG mobilisation (n=25), or a sham mobilisation (n=24). The SNAG technique was applied at the L3 and L4 spinal levels with active flexion in sitting by an experienced manual therapist. Three sets of 10 repetitions at each of the two spinal levels were performed. The…

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