Nogueira, NunoCampelo, NataliaLopes, ÂngelaTorres, RuiSousa, Andreia S. P.Ribeiro, Fernando2020-12-042021-04-012020-04-01Nogueira, N., Oliveira-Campelo, N., Lopes, Â., Torres, R., Sousa, A. S. P., & Ribeiro, F. (2020, Mar-Apr). The Acute Effects of Manual and Instrument-Assisted Cervical Spine Manipulation on Pressure Pain Threshold, Pressure Pain Perception, and Muscle-Related Variables in Asymptomatic Subjects: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 43(3), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.05.007http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/16539The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate effects in asymptomatic participants of manual and instrument-assisted cervical manipulation on pressure pain thresholds, pressure pain perception, and muscle mechanical properties (tone, stiffness, and elasticity) over muscles anatomically related and unrelated to the manipulated level.engManual therapyMuscle tonusNeurophysiologyPainThe acute effects of manual and instrument-assisted cervical spine manipulation on pressure pain threshold, Pressure pain perception, and muscle-related variables in asymptomatic subjects: a randomized controlled trialjournal article10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.05.007