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Learning spinal manipulation: the effect of expertise on transfer capability.

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OBJECTIVE:Transfer capability represents the changes in performance in one task that result from practice or experience in other related tasks. Increased transfer capability has been associated with expertise in several motor tasks. The purpose of this study was to investigate if expertise in spinal manipulation therapy, assessed in groups of trainees and experienced chiropractors, is associated with increased transfer capabilities. METHODS:Forty-nine chiropractic students (fifth- and sixth-year students) and experienced chiropractors were asked to perform blocks of 10 thoracic spine manipulations in 3 different conditions: preferred position and table setting, increased table height, and unstable support surface. Spinal manipulations were performed on a computer-connected device developed to emulate a prone thoracic spine manipulation. Thrust duration, thrust force rate of force application, and preload force were obtained for each trial and compared across groups and conditions. RESULTS:Results indicated that both expertise and performance conditions modulated the biomechanical parameters of spinal manipulation. Decreased thrust duration and increased rate of force application were observed in experienced clinicians, whereas thrust force and thrust rate of force application were significantly decreased when task difficulty was increased. Increasing task difficulty also led to significant increases in performance variability. CONCLUSION:Overall, this study suggests that when instructed to perform spinal manipulation in a challenging context, trainees and experts choose to modulate force to optimize thrust duration, a characteristic feature of high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation. Given its known association with motor proficiency, transfer capability assessments should be considered in spinal manipulative therapy training.

journal_name

J Manipulative Physiol Ther

journal_title

Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics

authors

Descarreaux M,Dugas C,Treboz J,Cheron C,Nougarou F

doi

10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.02.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-05-01 00:00:00

pages

269-74

issue

eissn

0161-4754

issn

1532-6586

pii

S0161-4754(15)00038-X

journal_volume

pub_type

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Learning spinal manipulation: the effect of expertise on transfer capability.