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Objectives: The purpose of this preliminary study was to determine the influence of thoracic spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) of different force magnitudes on blood biomarkers of inflammation in healthy adults.
Methods: Nineteen healthy young adults (10 female, age: 25.6 ± 1.2 years) were randomized into the following 3 groups: (1) control (preload only), (2) single thoracic SMT with a total peak force of 400N, and (3) single thoracic SMT with a total peak force of 800N. SMT was performed by an experienced chiropractor, and a force-plate embedded treatment table (Force Sensing Table Technology) was used to determine the SMT force magnitudes applied. Blood samples were collected at pre intervention (baseline), immediately post intervention, and 20 minutes post intervention. A laboratory panel of 14 different inflammatory biomarkers (pro, anti, dual role, chemokine, and growth factor) was assessed by multiplex array. Change scores from baseline of each biomarker was used for statistical analysis. Two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to investigate the interaction and main effects of intervention and time on cytokines, followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test (P ≤ .05).
Results: A between-group (800N vs 400N) difference was observed on interferon-gamma, interleukin (IL)-5, and IL-6, while a within-group difference (800N: immediately vs 20 minutes post-intervention) was observed on IL-6 only.
Conclusion: In this study, we measured short-term changes in plasma cytokines in healthy young adults and found that select plasma pro-inflammatory and dual-role cytokines were elevated by higher compared to lower SMT force. Our findings aid to advance our understanding of the potential relationship between SMT force magnitude and blood cytokines and provide a healthy baseline group with which to compare similar studies in clinical populations in the future.
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