Effects of Myofascial Release on Pain, Disability and Electromyography of Erector Spinae in Chronic Low Back Pain

Effects of a Myofascial Release Protocol on Pain, Disability and Activation Pattern of Erector Spinae in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01241071

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-16

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2017-08-08

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Conditions

Disability, Low Back Pain, Motor Activity, Range of Motion

Keywords

Lumbar region, Pain, Fascia, Electromyography, Goniometry

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether myofascial release techniques are effective in the improvement of pain, disability and electromyography response of lumbar muscles in patients with chronic low back pain.

Interventions

OTHERmyofascial treatment

myofascial release techniques of different muscles implicated in low back pain

OTHERPlacebo

A manual sham intervention will be applied to different muscles implicated in low back pain

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* low back pain for more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

* vertebra fractures * systemic disease (spondylitis, neoplasia, infectious, vascular, endocrine or metabolic disorders) * spinal surgery * advanced lumbar instability * osteoporosis (in advanced stage) * degenerative articular disease * acute soft tissue inflammation * rheumatoid arthritis * osteomyelitis * neuromuscular disease * lower limb musculoskeletal injuries * radiculopathy * cauda equine syndrome * myelopathy * stenosis * structural spine deformity (kyphoscoliosis...) * pregnancy * abundant menstruation * IUD carrier * mental disease * dermatologic disease * skin sensitivity * aneurysma * corticosteroids treatment * anticoagulant therapy * hypertension * diabetes * hemophilia * leucemia * rejection to manual contact

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Lumbar Pain	3 weeks	Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Visual Analogical Scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Lumbar ROM	3 weeks	Electrogonyometry Fastrak (Polhemus)
Disability	3 weeks	Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
Fear Avoidance Beliefs	3 weeks	Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire
EMG Erector Spinae	3 weeks	Electromyography record (MEGAWIN 6000)

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026