Development of an attention-touch control for manual cervical distraction: a pilot randomized clinical trial for patients with neck pain

摘要

BackgroundManual cervical distraction (MCD) is a traction-based therapy performed with a manual contact over the cervical region producing repeating cycles while patients lie prone. This study evaluated a traction force-based minimal intervention for use as an attention-touch control in clinical trials of MCD for patients with chronic neck pain.