[en] Background. Cervicogenic vertigo is a disabling condition associated with cervical dysfunction following a traumatic episode in the cervical spine (whiplash). There are several theories that try to explain how the organic alterations in the cervical spine could cause cervicogenic vertigo, but there are no defined diagnostic criteria, but rather, it is a diagnosis by exclusion of the different potential causes that can trigger vertigo condictions. Objetive. Carry out a research project to determine the efficacy of the incorporation of high velocity and low amplitude joint manipulation (HVLA) of the dorsal column, in a multimodal physiotherapy intervention, in order to reduce the symptomatology in patients suffering from vertigo cervicogenic after a whiplash. Methods. A randomized, prospective and experimental single-blind clinical study is proposed. The sample consists of 30 subjects with cervicogenic vertigo after suffering an episode of whiplash, which will be divided through a simple randomization in two intervention groups. The control group will receive a multimodal physiotherapy program and the experimental group will receive the same program adding the HVLA joint manipulation in the dorsal column. A pre and post-intervention measurement registry will be carried out, 48 h after the second treatment session, six and twelve months after the intervention is finished. This intervention lasts 10 weeks (two days a week) and the manual therapy ends at the end of the sixth treatment session; in the remaining sessions only therapeutic exercise will be applied. The dependent variables measured will be: vertigo (frequency and intensity), cervical pain (VAS), range of cervical movement (CROM device), repositioning of the head (laser device), balance (static and dynamic) and self-perceived disability (DHI and UCLA) -DQ)

[gl] Introdución. O vértigo cervicoxénico é una condición discapacitante comunmente asociada con disfunción cervical tras un episodio traumático na columna cervical (latigazo cervical). Existen diversas teorías que tratan de explicar cómo as alteracións orgánicas do raque cervical podían ser as causantes de vértigo cervicoxénico, mais non existen criterios diagnósticos definidos, senon que, é un diagnóstico por exclusión das diferentes causas potenciales que poden desencadenar vértigo. Obxectivo. Realizar un proxecto de investigación para determinar a eficacia da incorporación da manipulación articular de alta velocidade e baixa amplitude (HVLA) da columna dorsal, intervención multimodal de fisioterapia, con fin de disminuir a sintomatoloxía en pacientes que paceden de vértigo cervicoxénico tras un latigazo cervical. Material e método. Plantease un estudo clínico aleatorizado, prospectivo e experimental a simple cego. A mostra está constituida por 30 suxeitos con vértigo cervicoxénico tras sufrir un episodio de latigazo cervical, que se dividirán a través dunha aleatorización simple en dous grupos de intervención. O grupo control recibirá un programa de fisioterapia multimodal e o grupo experimental recibirá o mesmo programa engadindo a manipulación articular HVLA da columna dorsal. Levarase a cabo un rexistro de medicións pre e post-intervención, as 48 h tras a segunda sesión de tratamento, aos seis e doce meses tras finalizar a intervención. Esta intervención dura 10 semanas (dous días por semana) e a terapia manual termina ao finalizar a sexta sesión de tratamento; nas restantes sesiones unicamente aplicarase o exercicio terapéutico. As variables dependentes serán: vértigo (frecuencia e intensidade), dor cervical (EVA), rango de movimiento cervical (dispositivo CROM), reposicionamento da cabeza (dispositivo láser), equilibrio (estático e dinámico) e discapacidade autopercibida (DHI y UCLA-DQ).