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JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS, vol.46, no.1, pp.59-64, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of Mulligan's mobilization with movement (MWM) on elbow proprioception. Methods: The study included 26 participants in the intervention group and 30 participants in the control group. The intervention group received MWM, while the control group received a sham application. Proprioception was assessed with joint position sense error at baseline, immediately after mobilization, and 30 minutes after mobilization with 70 degrees and 110 degrees of elbow flexion. The hypothesis of interest was the group x time interaction. Results: At 110 degrees of elbow flexion, group x time interaction was significant (F[2, 108] = 11.48, P = .001). In the paired comparisons, there was a statistically significant difference in favor of the control group in the first measurement (P = .003). No difference was detected in other time points (P = 1.00). At 70 degrees of elbow flexion, there was no significant difference between the time point x group interaction (F[2, 108] = 1.37, P = .10). Therefore, no pairwise comparison was made. Conclusion: In this study of healthy participants, no immediate difference was found between MWM and sham application on elbow proprioception.