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Thoracic spine mobilization on autonomic nervous system in a healthy population - a randomized controlled double-blinded feasibility study

2026-03-03 rehabilitation medicine and physical therapy Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThoracic spine mobilization (TSM) has been proposed to influence autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, yet evidence remains inconsistent and feasibility of standardised protocols is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate whether a randomized TSM protocol can be implemented successfully in healthy participants and to provide preliminary estimates of its effects on heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate (HR). MethodsA randomized feasibility trial was conducted with healthy young ...

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