Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
A total of 159 individuals will be selected who will be divided into 3 groups: continuous short wave diatrhermy (SWD) (n=53), pulsed DOC, 800pps and pulse duration of 400?s, 48W (n=53) and placebo gro
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: female and male gender, aged between 18-80 years; diagnosed with nonspecific low back pain for more than 3 months; with pain numerical greater than 4.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who have performed some surgery in lumbar region; with irradiated pain; cauda equina syndrome; thermal or sensory alterations; pregnant women; spinal problems; pacemaker; skin lesions and use of medication for relief of low back pain 48 hours before the application; skin diseases; especially at the current site of application; History of tumors or cancer in the last 5 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presentation of the method to verify ustilization for lumbar pain decrease by increase of pain threshold evaluated in Kgf by pression algometry after Aussie current aplication. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The first frame will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as Expected outcome 1: abolition ou decrease of low back pain verified in pain analogic visual scale for at least one point in scale;Expected outcome 2:Decreased subjective perception of pain by decreasing the number of words chosen in the questionnaire of Mcgill after short wave diathermy application. ;Expected outcome 3:To verify the influence of the biopsychosocial factors to the treatment with short wave diathermy by start back questionnaire.;Expected outcome 4: Evaluate the participant's self-perception regarding treatment before and after short wave diathermy;Expected outcome 5: Improvement of functional capacity and risk of falls through the sit-up test;Expected outcome 6: Assess depression and anxiety before and after short wave diathermy;Expected outcome 7: Assess participant satisfaction with treatment before and after CA;Expected outcome 8: asses the chain posterior mobility by sit and reach test | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Carolina de Macedo
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed