low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Compression at myofascial trigger point
Compression at non-trigger point
Sponsors
University of Toyama
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Subjects who complain of low back pain. 2)Subjects who had myofascial trigger points on quadratus lumborum muscle.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with The past history of spinal surgery. 2) Patients with spinal fracture or dislocation. 3) Patients with neurological signs. 4) Patients with analgesics 5) Patients with complain of systemic pain, or those with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, metastasis such as tumor, fibromyalgia,Tumors of the spine or intervertebral disc, infections, or other diseases responsible for systemic pain. 6) Pregnant patients. 7) Patients who received treatments such as massage, acupuncture, never block, etc, for their back pain at other hospitals or clinics within 1 month from the start of the study. 8) Patients with a history of whiplash injury due to traffic accidents. 9) Patients whom are recognized as inadequate subjects by the experimenters.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective feeling of pain score (Visual Analog Scale: VAS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Electroencephalogram (EEG) Pressure Pain Thereshold | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKouich Takamoto
University of Toyama Department of system emotional science
Outcome results
None listed