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Table 4 Differences in VA length change between adjacent cervical spine levels during CSM thrusts

From: Kinematics of the head and associated vertebral artery length changes during high-velocity, low-amplitude cervical spine manipulation

 

VA length change during thrust between adjacent cervical spine levels

Rotation

Lateral flexion

Whole (p value)

V3 (p value)

Whole (p value)

V3 (p value)

C1–C2

0.850

0.055

0.339

0.945

C2–C3

0.375

0.232

0.301

0.547

C3–C4

0.322

0.846

0.520

0.910

C4–C5

0.365

0.910

0.898

0.203

C5–C6

0.638

 > 0.999

0.164

0.641

C6–C7

0.898

0.846

0.301

0.641

C1–C7

0.831

0.148

0.791

0.109

  1. whole, whole VA; V3, V3 segment of VA
  2. Statistical significance (p < 0.05) was not achieved for any comparison