Effects of Mulligan mobilisation on shoulder and elbow : literature review
Pananwala, Sithumini Kaushalya; Dabarera, Warnakulasooriya Mithila Sandani (2023)
2023
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The Mulligan mobilisation explains the positional faults of joints that restrict physiological movements. Mulligan’s concept of joint mobilisation has had a significant impact on manual therapy practice worldwide. Mulligan mobilisation has significant effects on shoulder and elbow joints in manual therapy. This bachelor’s thesis examines the effects of Mulligan mobilisation on shoulder impingement syndrome, adhesive capsulitis, and lateral epicondylitis.
The objective of this bachelor’s thesis is to identify the effects of Mulligan mobilisation on the shoulder and elbow joints. This is a modified literature review, which was conducted on studies that were published between 2012 and 2022. The search was conducted using the data-bases PubMed, ScienceDirect, CINHAL Complete and a manual search. To prevent errors this bachelor’s thesis only included studies that were originally published in English.
According to the results, functional disability, pain, and pain-free range of motion have all improved statistically significantly in shoulder joint pathologies. All the articles selected for this bachelor’s thesis showed significant improvement in shoulder flexion range of motion. In addition, the selected studies have shown a statistically significant reduction in functional disability, pain and grip strength in patients with lateral epicondylitis.
This bachelor’s thesis successfully presented the effects of Mulligan mobilisation technique in improving shoulder and elbow joint pathologies with reference to six research articles, which consisted of randomized control trials, systematic reviews, and experimental prospective studies.
The objective of this bachelor’s thesis is to identify the effects of Mulligan mobilisation on the shoulder and elbow joints. This is a modified literature review, which was conducted on studies that were published between 2012 and 2022. The search was conducted using the data-bases PubMed, ScienceDirect, CINHAL Complete and a manual search. To prevent errors this bachelor’s thesis only included studies that were originally published in English.
According to the results, functional disability, pain, and pain-free range of motion have all improved statistically significantly in shoulder joint pathologies. All the articles selected for this bachelor’s thesis showed significant improvement in shoulder flexion range of motion. In addition, the selected studies have shown a statistically significant reduction in functional disability, pain and grip strength in patients with lateral epicondylitis.
This bachelor’s thesis successfully presented the effects of Mulligan mobilisation technique in improving shoulder and elbow joint pathologies with reference to six research articles, which consisted of randomized control trials, systematic reviews, and experimental prospective studies.