Lower back pain
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be randomized, single-blind, and prospective. The evaluator will be blinded. Participants will be randomized into blocks of six and organized into intervention groups: Dry Needling, wit
or Percutaneous Microelectrolysis, with 30 participants respecting the same parameters for needle size, but associated with a microgalvanic current with an initial intensity of 100 µA, increased to 60
Sponsors
Universidade São Francisco
Universidade São Francisco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants aged 18 to 60 years; Both genders; Clinical diagnosis of nonspecific chronic low back pain; Period of more than 6 months with pain with tender points in the lower back on palpation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neurological symptoms; Loss of strength; Loss of sensitivity; Loss of osteotendinous reflexes; Pain following an anatomical nerve path; Pain below the knee; Pacemaker; Neoplasms; Allergic to metals; Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Greater decrease in pressure pain threshold in trigger points of the lumbar spine after application of the Percutaneous Microelectrolysis technique compared to the Dry Needling technique | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Greater decrease in the visual analog pain scale and improvement in the WHOQOL-Bref and Roland-Morris Disability questionnaires after application of the Percutaneous Microelectrolysis technique compared to the Dry Needling technique | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRicardo Guerra
Universidade São Francisco
Outcome results
None listed