Dorte Olsson, Mulligan Fysioterapeut

13/11/2025

🤲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗚𝘀™ 𝘃𝘀. 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 🏋️‍♂️
Mulligan’s Cervical SNAGs™ (Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides) are widely used manual therapy techniques designed to restore pain-free cervical motion and improve neuromuscular control.
A recent randomized controlled trial compared their effectiveness with Cervical Stabilization Training (CST) in individuals suffering from chronic neck pain 🧠💆‍♂️
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻
👥 36 participants with chronic neck pain
🗂️ 3 groups:
⚪ Control (home exercise)
🤲🏽 Mulligan’s Cervical SNAGs™
🧍‍♀️ Cervical Stabilization Training
𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
Pain intensity 🩹 • Cervical ROM 📏 • Proprioception 🎯 • Head posture 🧍‍♂️ • Deep neck flexor endurance 💪 • Disability 🧾 • Neck awareness 🧭
🔍 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
✅ All groups improved after treatment.
🔥 Both active interventions were superior to control in:
→ Reducing pain (p = 0.001)
→ Improving DNF endurance (p < 0.001)
→ Decreasing disability (p = 0.007)
📈 Mulligan’s Cervical SNAGs™ produced greater gains in range of motion and neck awareness.
📏 Cervical Stabilization Training achieved better head posture and proprioception.
⚖️ Neither technique replaced the other — each targeted different functional deficits.
💡 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
➡️ Both interventions are effective and complementary.
🧭 Mulligan’s Cervical SNAGs enhance mobility, sensorimotor control, and pain-free movement.
🎯 Cervical Stabilization Training improves postural stability and proprioceptive accuracy.
🤝 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆, 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲.
📚 𝘚𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘻 𝘚 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭., 2025 — 𝘋𝘖𝘐: 10.1055/𝘢-2618-6281

17/09/2025

Hør hvordan Brian Mulligan opdagede principperne bag den geniale metode, Mulligan Metoden

16/09/2025

Husk at få undersøgt dit skulderproblem ordentligt. Dit skulderproblem kan komme fra nakken.
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♥️Dorte Olsson
Fys og certificeret Mulligan Terapeut

Brian Mulligan: “If you can, consult a therapist who is familiar with my technique called “Spinal mobilisation with arm movements” (“SMWAM”).
It can be an exciting approach and you can be taught to do this at home, when it proves to be successful. When indicated it brings about a rapid recovery and I know of no other techniques that can produce a quicker result. I just had to mention this. (....) It frustrates me that most of those who treat arm movement problems do not know of this assessment/treatment procedure. More than half of the patients I would treat with chronic arm movement pains respond immediately to “SMWAMS”.
The basic of this approach is that when, for example, the fourth spinous process at the back of the neck is pushed across to the left it opens the facet joint between fourth and fifth cervical (neck) vertebrae on the right side.”

Source: Self Treatments for back, neck and limbs by Brian Mulligan, 3th edition.
Watch video clip: N.17. Cervical Self-Mobilisation With Arm Movement.
(And see A.13. this technique by therapist)
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15/10/2024

Jeg elsker det Mulligan Metoden kan💪🏼💪🏼

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Min dygtige kollega Kiran Sapute har udført endnu et RCT studie der viser at kombinationen af MWM og øvelser giver bedre resultater end øvelser isoleret.

Alle der arbejder indenfor feltet er bekendt med at MWM fungerer som en "smagsforstærker".

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