Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aim analyze the immediate effects of conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and Burst TENS combined or not with cryotherapy in patients with non-specific low back pain. All subjects will be submitted to an evaluation of the painful sensation, through the numerical rating scale, and pain threshold, through algometry, before, immediately after the intervention and 25 minutes after.
Interventions
DEVICEConventional TENS
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (frequency of 100 Hz, pulse duration of 100 micro-seconds and sensory-level amplitude) with two electrodes in each side of the lumbar spinal.
DEVICEBurst TENS
Burst-modulated TENS with carrier frequency of 100 Hz, burst-modulated at 4Hz, pulse duration of 200 micro-seconds and motor-level amplitude.
OTHERCryotherapy
1,5 Kg of crushed ice pack on lumbar spine.
DEVICEBurst TENS + Cryotherapy
Burst-modulated TENS with carrier frequency of 100 Hz, burst-modulated at 4Hz, pulse duration of 200 micro-seconds and motor-level amplitude plus 1,5 Kg of crushed ice pack on lumbar spine.
DEVICEConventional TENS + Cryotherapy
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (frequency of 100 Hz, pulse duration of 100 micro-seconds and sensory-level amplitude) plus s 1,5 Kg of crushed ice pack on lumbar spine.
OTHERPlacebo TENS
TENS device turned on, but with zero amplitude.
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
3x6
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged between 18 and 50 years; * Have chronic non-specific low back pain.
Exclusion criteria
* Serious spinal pathologies (fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies such as ankylosing spondylitis); * Nerve root compromise (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological compromise, spinal stenosis, and others); * Fibromyalgia * Corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks; * Antiinflammatory treatment in the previous 24 hours; * Contraindications to the use of Kinesio Taping (allergy or intolerance); * Score of three or less on Visual Analogue Scale of the first day; * Pregnancy; * Ice allergy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Painful sensation | Evaluation of pain sensation 25 minutes after the application of the intervention. | Pain sensation measured by pain numerical rating scale |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactJamilson S Brasileiro, PhD
Outcome results
None listed