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Studies were selected by two authors and classified using the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2). Results were qualitatively summarized per biomechanical output [range of motion (ROM) according to the spinal region where HVLA thrusts were applied, facet joint gapping, and spinal stiffness].<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The thirty-three included studies were heterogeneous regarding participant characteristics, intervention frequency and outcomes. Twenty-seven studies reported on the effects of HVLA thrusts on spinal ROM. There is evidence increased cervical ROM following cervical HVLA thrusts on cervical ROM [9\/15 studies with a positive treatment effect (5 low risk of bias\/4 some concern) and increased cervical ROM following thoracic HVLA thrusts [8\/8 studies (4 low risk of bias\/4 some concern)]. The effects of a thoracic and lumbar HVLA thrusts on the respective ROM were less clear. Three (2 low risk\/1 some concern) studies on facet joint gapping showed increased gapping following HVLA thrusts compared to side-posture positioning, and a single study (some concern) on spinal stiffness showed no effect of HVLA thrusts. Only one study (some concern) linked the biomechanical to clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec006\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>HVLA thrusts, either applied to the cervical or the thoracic spine, appear to increase cervical ROM, based on studies with low risk and studies with some concern regarding risk of bias. For all other outcomes, the included studies were too heterogeneous and too few to draw any sound conclusion. 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