Citation | Surgical intervention (years prior to manual therapy intervention) | Manual therapy applied to cervical region | Manual therapy applied to thoracic region | Manual spinal mobilization or manipulation | Table assisted mobilization or manipulation | Instrument assisted joint manipulation or mobilization | Manual therapy intervention(s) not otherwise classified | Multimodal approach combining manual therapy with other intervention(s) | Adverse event reported |
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Bloink and Blum [43] | C5-C6 Disc Replacement C5-C6, C6-C7 Disc Replacement | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X X | X X | Â |
Casagrande et al. [34] | C4-C5 ACDF (4Â weeks) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | Â |
Cole et al. [49] | C3-C7 Fusion | X | Â | X | X | Â | Â | X | Â |
Cooper and Golberg [35] | C6-C7 Anterior Fusion | X | X | Â | X | X | Â | Â | Â |
Harrison et al. [36] | C5-C6 Anterior Fusion (13Â years) C5-C6 Anterior Fusion With Plate (12Â years) | X | X | X | Â | X | X | X | Â |
Murphy and Morris [37] | C5-C7 Anterior Fusion (8Â years) C5-C7 Anterior Fusion With Instrumentation (6Â years) | X | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | X | X |
Polkinghorn and Colloca [38] | C3-C4 Discectomy C5-C6 Fusion | X | Â | Â | Â | X | Â | Â | Â |
Salvatori et al. [39] | C5-C7 ACDF | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | X | X | Â |
Tibbles [42] | C5-C6 Discectomy | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | Â | Â |
Malone et al. [40] | C6-C7 ACDF C4-C5 Fusion | X X | Â | Â | Â | Â | X X | Â | X X |
Peolsson et al. [32] | ACDF (6Â weeks) | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | X | X | Â |
Ren et al. [33] | Open reduction, internal fixation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | Â |