Biomechanics applied in traditional Chinese traumatology manipulation for treating cervical spine diseases / 医用生物力学

ABSTRACT

Traditional Chinese traumatology manipulation (TCTM) has some prominent advantage for treating cervical spine diseases in clinic, thus the biomechanical research on TCTM could possess important clinical and theoretical significance. The studies on biomechanical mechanism of TCTM for treating cervical spine diseases in recent years were reviewed from various aspects, and biomechanical issuessuch as the force measurement of TCTM, the different operation types of TCTM (i.e. tendon-soothing maneuver, bone setting manipulation), the TCTM effect on cervical tissues (i.e. vertebral body, intervertebral discs, muscles, blood vessels) were also investigated, trying to provide some biomechanics theoretical evidence and guidance for treating cervical spine diseases with TCTM in clinic.