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Effects of a manual medicine treatment procedures on nitric oxide release in 23 healthy adults.
JE. Kiernan
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2010 Jan;33(1):76-9.
PubMed: 20114104
Abstract
The objective of this study was to measure if a manual treatment would alter the levels of exhaled nitric oxide levels in healthy adults. A study was performed using 23 healthy adults (age, 18-30 years). Nitric oxide (NO) was measured amperometrically before and after a manual treatment. The treatment used was a cranial-thoracic trapezius stretch. In healthy adults, manual manipulation was associated with changes in NO levels in exhaled breath. The level of NO increased from 13.3 +/- 2.09 (SD) to 15.0 +/- 2.95 (SD) ppb (P = .001, based upon the paired t tests of the subjects). The median level of NO before manual manipulation was 13.0 ppb (ranging from 8 to 17ppb); after manual manipulation, it was 16.0 ppb (ranging from 6 to 18 ppb). The cranial-thoracic trapezius stretch was associated with an increase in exhaled NO, compared to baseline levels for the subjects in this study.
Associated compounds:
Compound Name
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Structure | Number of references |
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Nitric oxide | 276 |