PMID- 31049195 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200122 LR - 20200309 IS - 2045-709X (Electronic) IS - 2045-709X (Linking) VI - 27 DP - 2019 TI - How big is the effect of spinal manipulation on the pressure pain threshold and for how long does it last? - secondary analysis of data from a systematic review. PG - 22 LID - 10.1186/s12998-019-0240-4 [doi] LID - 22 AB - BACKGROUND: Spinal manipulation (SM) has been shown in a systematic review to have a statistically significant effect on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) in asymptomatic subjects, when SM is compared to a sham intervention. The magnitude and duration of this effect is unclear. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect-size of SM in asymptomatic subjects and its duration. METHOD: This is a secondary analysis of data from a previous review. We sought to compare the effect-sizes in the various articles but had to calculate them ourselves, at different follow-up time measurements. Effect-sizes (Cohen's d or Hedge's g coefficient) were considered low, medium, and large, at the cut points of 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8, respectively. RESULTS: Effect-sizes were reported in 6/8 studies, but all had calculated 'within-group' changes, not 'between-group' differences. Immediately after SM, only one study of four (with four measurements) had a statistically significant 'medium' effect size (d = 0.56; 95% CI: 00.4-1.08 to d = 0.70; 95% CI:0.18-1.22). Five minutes after SM, 4/5 studies found a statistically significant 'medium to large' effect-size (d = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.04-0.98 to d = 1.24; 95% CI: 0.28-2.20). Ten minutes after SM, two studies reported a 'medium' effect-size with statistical significance (d = 0.58; 95% CI: 0.11-1.05 to d = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.12-1.48). We drew no conclusions for the effect-sizes at one minute and thirty minutes after SM, as no between-group statistical difference was found. CONCLUSION: Authors need to revise their approach to 'effect size'. Our calculations showed that the effect-size of SM on PPT may go from 'medium' to 'large' within the first five minutes but appears to diminish again within ten minutes. Research of this type should collect information for longer periods and compare results to other interventions to put results into perspective. FAU - Honore, Margaux AU - Honore M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3462-5781 AD - 1CIAMS, University of Paris-Sud, University of Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France. AD - 2CIAMS, University of Orleans, F-45067 Orleans, France. AD - Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropraxie, 24 boulevard Paul Vaillant-Couturier, F-94200 Ivry sur Seine, France. FAU - Leboeuf-Yde, Charlotte AU - Leboeuf-Yde C AD - 1CIAMS, University of Paris-Sud, University of Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France. AD - 2CIAMS, University of Orleans, F-45067 Orleans, France. AD - Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropraxie, 24 boulevard Paul Vaillant-Couturier, F-94200 Ivry sur Seine, France. AD - 4University of Southern Denmark, Institute for Regional Health Research, Odense, Denmark. FAU - Gagey, Olivier AU - Gagey O AD - 1CIAMS, University of Paris-Sud, University of Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France. AD - 2CIAMS, University of Orleans, F-45067 Orleans, France. FAU - Wedderkopp, Niels AU - Wedderkopp N AD - 4University of Southern Denmark, Institute for Regional Health Research, Odense, Denmark. AD - 5Orthopedic Department, Hospital of Southwestern Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20190424 PL - England TA - Chiropr Man Therap JT - Chiropractic & manual therapies JID - 101551481 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Manipulation, Spinal MH - *Pain Management MH - Pain Threshold MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - Time Factors PMC - PMC6480891 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Asymptomatic subjects OT - Duration OT - Effect size OT - Pressure pain threshold OT - Spinal manipulation COIS- Not applicable.Not applicable.The authors report that they have no competing interests.Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. EDAT- 2019/05/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/23 06:00 PMCR- 2019/04/24 CRDT- 2019/05/04 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/05/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 240 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12998-019-0240-4 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Apr 24;27:22. doi: 10.1186/s12998-019-0240-4. eCollection 2019.