Low Back Pain, Mechanical, Low Back Pain, Postural, Lower Back Pain Chronic, Low Back Pain, Posterior Compartment
Conditions
Brief summary
Low back pain is a major public health problem and is associated with a high rate of absenteeism at work, functional disability and frequent use of health services. Suction cup therapy is a common technique of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has been around for about 3,300 years in Asia and the Middle East and has as its main feature the decrease in signs and symptoms of chronic pain. The technique was widely used in the 19th century throughout Asia and Europe, and in recent years demand has been increasing, possibly due to the inefficiency of conventional therapies and medicines. Objective: To verify the effectiveness of the suction cup therapy technique associated with conventional physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain. Method: We will include individuals between 18 and 60 years old, both genders, with low back pain for more than 3 months, without having received physical therapy treatment for a period of 6 months. Individuals with severe spinal diseases, root conditions of the spine, carriers of vascular diseases and pregnant women will be excluded. They will be randomly divided into two groups, Conventional Physiotherapy (group 1) and Conventional Physiotherapy associated with suction cup therapy (group 2).
Interventions
segmental stabilization exercises
OTHERmuscle strengthening exercises and dry cupping
segmental stabilization exercises and dry cupping
Sponsors
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* nonspecific chronic low back pain without lower limb irradiation * Aged between 18 and 60 years, * Both genders * Low back pain for more than 3 months * Without having received physiotherapy treatment for a period of 6 months
Exclusion criteria
* individuals with severe spinal diseases (fractures, tumors and inflammatory conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis) * root conditions of the spine (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological impairment and narrowing of the spinal canal) * root conditions of the spine * carriers of vascular diseases * pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain intensity after and before six weeks | immediately after the intervention | Numerical Visual Scale (0-100) |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed