Cervical proprioception and neural regulation

Current Research Gap Despite biological plausibility, relatively little research has examined the relationship between cervical musculoskeletal function and psychiatric trauma symptoms. Most chiropractic and manual therapy research focuses primarily on musculoskeletal outcomes such as: • neck pain • headaches • low back pain Psychiatric outcomes—including trauma symptom severity, anxiety levels, and depressive symptoms—are rarely measured in these studies. This represents a potentially important gap in understanding the physiological dimensions of trauma disorders.