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Table 4 Summary of surgical type, manual therapy interventions, and adverse events

From: Manual therapy interventions in the management of adults with prior cervical spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a scoping review

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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

Bloink and Blum [43]

C5-C6 Disc Replacement

C5-C6, C6-C7 Disc Replacement

     

X

X

X

X

 

Casagrande et al. [34]

C4-C5 ACDF (4 weeks)

     

X

X

 

Cole et al. [49]

C3-C7 Fusion

X

 

X

X

  

X

 

Cooper and Golberg [35]

C6-C7 Anterior Fusion

X

X

 

X

X

   

Harrison et al. [36]

C5-C6 Anterior Fusion (13 years)

C5-C6

Anterior Fusion With Plate (12 years)

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

Murphy and Morris [37]

C5-C7 Anterior Fusion (8 years)

C5-C7 Anterior Fusion With Instrumentation (6 years)

X

 

X

   

X

X

Polkinghorn and Colloca [38]

C3-C4 Discectomy

C5-C6 Fusion

X

   

X

   

Salvatori et al. [39]

C5-C7 ACDF

 

X

   

X

X

 

Tibbles [42]

C5-C6 Discectomy

X

    

X

  

Malone et al. [40]

C6-C7 ACDF

C4-C5 Fusion

X

X

    

X

X

 

X

X

Peolsson et al. [32]

ACDF (6 weeks)

 

X

   

X

X

 

Ren et al. [33]

Open reduction, internal fixation

     

X

X

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