Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
8 were applied silicon pads, every foot 4 in reflexive points on once a week for six weeks on 43 subjects aged between 18 and 65. There was no control group, and only the application group. All subjec
Other
D01.837
Sponsors
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be aged between 18-65 years and have constant back pain for at least 2 days.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: To present pathologies like cancer and malignant lesions on the feet, such as fissures, fistulae, dermatitis, among other which may had caused damage on skin. It was also presented as an exclusion criterion to achieve a number below 10 in Oswestry Disability Questionnaire.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Check the reduction of back pain through the questionnaire responses Oswestry low back pain disability and through the Wong Baker Scale.;There was the reduction of back pain and the disability caused by the pain through both questionnaires. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Check if there was reduction of other complaints.;There was an emprovement in the sleep of the participants. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCristina Avelino
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed