Paredes, RicardoCastro, CarlosMagalhães, BárbaraCarvalho, Paulo2021-02-022021-02-272020-02-27Paredes, R., Crasto, C., Magalhães, B., & Carvalho, P. (2020). Short-Term Effects of Global Pelvic Manipulation on Knee Joint Position Sense in Asymptomatic Participants: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics, 43(7), 675-682. doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.11.036http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/16834The purpose of this study was to evaluate short-term effects of the global pelvic manipulation (GPM) on knee joint position sense (JPS). This randomized, controlled double-blind trial included 26 asymptomatic participants (X § 25.3; standard deviation § 4.4 years) who were randomly allocated into 2 groups. Sixteen participants were allocated into the experi- mental group, in which GPM was performed, and the rest of the participants (n = 10) were included in the control group, which received sham ultrasound therapy. Each participant attended 1 session only, and the evaluations were assessed pretreatment and 5 minutes posttreatment through an isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex Medical Systems), in which the data regarding knee JPS ipsilateral to the manipulated sacroiliac joint were collected. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests were used, with a 95% signi!cance level.engManipulationSpinalProprioceptionTectumMesencephalijournal article10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.11.036