Chronic low back pain in the elderly. Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group Uriculotherapy will be done at the time of pain, three times a day and five days a week during 4 weeks. In this group, the Vacheria seeds
kidney, mouth and duodenum that have been proven these points are not related to pain. Participants will be taught by the researcher that seeds would be pressed with index and thumb finger for three m
Sponsors
Research assistance of Kashan university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 60 and above Having a back pain for at least 3 months 3) willingness to participate in the study Gain score more than 5/25 of the COST tool Iranian citizenship Get a 4 up score from the VAS tool Get a 5 up score from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Tool Acquire the maximum 25-point rating of Oswestry functional disability tool Ability to communicate in Farsi Health in the Auricle
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lower back pain for some reason like a back injury Acute low back pain Those who get information from them are difficult Known mental illness based on the contents of the electronic health record Known mental retardation based on the contents of the electronic health record Autoimmune and malignant diseases is confirmed by a specialist Congenital anomalies (with the exception of mild lordosis and scoliosis), fracture or infection in the spine, confirmed by a specialist physician Use of acupuncture or needles during the last three months Surgery in the spine History of bump in the back during the past month drug and alcohol addiction Do sports in a professional manner
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Chronic low back pain. Timepoint: Measured at the beginning of the study, during the intervention (end of each week), the end of the intervention, and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The short form of the McGill Pain questionnaire and the Visual analogue tool for pain assessment.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Measured at the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire.;Functional disability. Timepoint: Measured at the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Functional disability questionnaire Oswestry. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Allergy to Vacheria glue. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: See red, inflammation, or feeling itching in the ear by elderly. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactTagharrobi Zahra
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed