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Table 2 Semistandardized treatment plan of study Chuna techniques [38–41]

From: Comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy versus conventional usual care for nonacute low back pain: study protocol for a pilot multicenter, pragmatic randomized controlled trial (pCRN study)

Region

Mandatory techniques

Selective techniques

Lumbar spinea

• Spine flexion distraction technique (flexion)

• Sidelying lumbar (extension or flexion) dysfunction correction technique

• Spinal flexion distraction (circumduction)

• Spinal flexion distraction (sidebending)

• Iliopsoas fascial Chuna

Pelvisa

<Iliac dysfunction (if applicable by evaluation) > 

• Prone iliac anterior rotation dysfunction correction technique/ or

• Prone iliac posterior rotation/sacral sidebending dysfunction correction technique

• Prone leg raise iliac dysfunction correction technique

• Prone inflare-outflare dysfunction correction technique

 < Sacral dysfunction (if applicable by evaluation) > 

• Prone sacral sidebending and rotation dysfunction correction technique

• Prone sacral dysfunction correction technique (extension or flexion)

  1. aDysfunction type assessed and diagnosed prior to treatment