M54.92 M54.97
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: After a first enquiry via telephone suitable patients will be invited to the first day of examination. The questionary will be filled out before further examination.
Every patient receives th
Sponsors
Uni-Zentrum NaturheilkundeUniversität Freiburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: •Patients 18-60 years old with chronic, since at least 3 months persisting unspecif neck pain respectively unspecific lower back pain •=15 of max. 50 achievanle points in the Neck Pain Disabilty Score respectively Oswestry Disability Index directly before and 24 hours after cupping
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • severe underlying desease such as advanced heart insufficiency, cirrhosis of the liver, severe psychatric deseases, cancer • Inflimmatory caused back pain, (anamnesis) •Neurologic deficite in line with back pain •Dermatologic desease in the area of the back •Heat-triggered Urticaria •Treatment with anticoagulant •anamnestic blood-coagulation disturbance •Pregnancy or lactation •lack of german speech •participation in other survey within last 4 weeks •anamnestic drug abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: Via percutane myometrie with the device "MyotonPro" the Stiffness of the area of the highest pain level (indicated by Patient before treatment) and the contralateral area will be measured before, 20 minutes and 24 hours after Intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: 1. The course of pain-level measured by the questionary "Neck pain disability index" or "Oswestray Disability Index" which will be filled out by the patient before and 24 hours after Intervention. 2. The myometrically measured Tone and elasticity of fascial tissue analogue to primary outcome. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChristian Maly
Uni-Zentrum Naturheilkunde Universität Freiburg
Outcome results
None listed