Pain Research and Treatment
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 1535473, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1535473

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “The Role of Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy and Its Analgesic Implications: A Narrative Review”

Andrew D. Vigotsky¹ and Ryan P. Bruhns²

¹Kinesiology Program, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
²College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA

Correspondence should be addressed to Andrew D. Vigotsky; avigotsk@asu.edu

Received 21 August 2017; Accepted 27 September 2017; Published 26 October 2017

Copyright © 2017 Andrew D. Vigotsky and Ryan P. Bruhns. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

In the article titled “The Role of Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy and Its Analgesic Implications: A Narrative Review” [1], there was an error in the interpretation of the data presented by Plaza-Manzano et al. (2014). Therefore, in the Spinal Manipulation section, the sentence “Both cervical and thoracic groups saw decreases in neurotensin and oxytocin, as well as increases in orexin A plasma concentrations following respective interventions” should be corrected to “Both cervical and thoracic groups saw increases in neurotensin and oxytocin, as well as decreases in orexin A plasma concentrations following respective interventions.”

Additionally, in the Conclusion section, the text reading “Nearly all types of manual therapy have been shown to elicit a neurophysiological response that is associated with the descending pain modulation circuit; however, it appears that different types of manual therapy work through different mechanisms (Table ). For example, while massage therapy appears to elicit an oxytocin response, spinal manipulation does not. It is crucial that more higher quality research be performed to better understand these mechanisms, as it can lead to a better understanding of how each therapy can be applied to drive more specific clinical research” should be corrected as follows.

“Nearly all types of manual therapy have been shown to elicit a neurophysiological response that is associated with the descending pain modulation circuit; however, it appears that potential analgesic responses to different types of manual therapy may be modulated by different mechanisms (Table ). For example, while osteopathic manipulative therapy appears to elicit a β-endorphin response, conventional massage does not. It is crucial that higher quality research with better controls be carried out to better understand potential mechanisms, as this will lead to a better understanding of how each therapy may be applied to drive more specific clinical research.”

Finally, Table should be corrected as follows.

Table 1: Neurophysiological response to manual therapy variations.

Study
Subjects
Control/sham
Variation
Findings

Degenhardt et al.
7 women and 3 men with () and without () low back pain
Light-touch
OMT
↑β-endorphins
↑ PEA

McPartland et al.
Osteopathic patient population ()
Sham manipulation
OMT
↑ AEA

Vernon et al.
27 healthy males
(1) Control group laid supine on a treatment table
(2) Sham group received joint play maneuvers
SMT
↑β-endorphins

Christian et al.
40 male subjects who were chiropractic patients and students with and without pain
Sham (joint taken to end-range of motion)
SMT
→ β-endorphins

Sanders et al.
9 males and 9 females with acute (<2 weeks) low back pain
Sham group () received light touch at L4/L5–S1
SMT
→ β-endorphins

Plaza-Manzano et al.
30 graduate school students
No treatment
SMT
↓orexin A 
↑neurotensin 
↑oxytocin

Skyba et al.
113 male Sprague-Dawley rats
(1) Vehicle w/manipulation
(2) Vehicle w/anesthesia
(3) Drugs w/anesthesia
Knee manipulation
Serotonin-mediated
Norepinephrine-mediated
Non-GABA-mediated

Martins et al.
8 male Swiss mice per group
(1) Control
(2) Sham
Ankle joint mobilization
EO-

Martins et al.
8 male Swiss mice per group
(1) Control
(2) Sham
Ankle joint mobilization
CBR-

Martins et al.
8 male Swiss mice per group
(1) Control
(2) Sham
Ankle joint mobilization
Adenosine-

Martins et al.
8 adult male Wistar rats per group
(1) Sham
(2) Sham w/anesthesia
(3) Sham w/mobilization
(4) Crush
(5) Crush w/anesthesia
Ankle joint mobilization
↓ glial cell activation

Paungmali et al.
7 female and 17 males with lateral epicondylalgia
(1) Placebo
(2) Control
MWM
No increase in tolerance over treatment period

Paungmali et al.
4 female and 14 males with lateral epicondylalgia
(1) Placebo
(2) Control
MWM
Non-EO-

Santos et al.
Male Wistar rats
(1) Control
(2) Injury only
(3) Sham
(4) Sham w/mobilization
NM
Dynorphin-mediated

Kaada  and  Torsteinbø
6 male and 6 female subjects with a history of myalgia

Connective tissue massage
↑β-endorphins

Trentini et al.
Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats
(1) Control
(2) Placebo
Acupressure
EO-

Fassoulaki et al.
4 females and 8 males without a familiarity with acupuncture
(1) Control
(2) Sham
Acupressure
→ β-endorphins

Day et al.
17 women and 14 men who were healthy and free of pain
Control
Conventional massage
→ β-endorphins
→ β-lipotropins

Agren et al.
13–21 Male Sprague-Dawley rats
Control
Conventional Massage
Oxytocin-

Turner et al.
26 nulliparous women that cycle
(1) Positive emotion
(2) Negative emotion
Conventional massage
↑ oxytocin

Bello et al.
14 males
Control
Conventional massage
↑ oxytocin
→ arginine vasopressin

Morhenn et al.
50 females and 45 males
Rest
Conventional massage
↑ oxytocin
↓β-endorphins

Hernandez-Reif et al.
13 women and 11 men with >6 months low back pain
Relaxation therapy
Conventional massage
↑ dopamine
↑ serotonin

Hernandez-Reif et al.
34 women with stage 1 or 2 breast cancer
Control (medical treatment-only)
Conventional massage
↑ dopamine
↑ serotonin

Field et al.
Review
Conventional massage
↑ dopamine
↑ serotonin

Hart et al.
Nineteen women with anorexia nervosa
Control (standard treatment-only)
Conventional massage
↑ dopamine

Lund et al.
19 fibromyalgia patients
Guided relaxation
Conventional massage
↑ corticotropin releasing factor

Billhult et al.
32 women with breast cancer
Attention
Conventional massage
↑ oxytocin

Tsuji et al.
7 Japanese boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their mothers
Control (no massage, crossover)
Conventional massage
↑ oxytocin

Rapaport et al.
29 females and 24 males
Light touch
Conventional massage
→ oxytocin
↓ arginine vasopressin

Rapaport et al.
23 females and 22 males
Light touch
Conventional massage
↑ oxytocin (acute)
→ oxytocin (chronic)

denotes review; denotes a conclusion inferred from naloxone or relevant antagonistic response.

References

A. D. Vigotsky and R. P. Bruhns, “The role of descending modulation in manual therapy and its analgesic implications: a narrative review,” Pain Research & Management, vol. 2015, Article ID 292805, 11 pages, 2015.