low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Volunteers were divided into two groups, only the current Russian group (GCR, n=12) was submitted to the protocol of treatment of low back pain by means of the Russian chain, consisting of 12 sessions
Device
E05.723.402
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study included sedentary female individuals; with a maximum age of 30 years; height 1.70 m; weight 75.0 kg and BMI 25 kg/m2; who presented chronic non-specific low back pain (presence of low back pain for at least 12 weeks); with a convenience sample
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals with surgeries in the lumbar region; skin lesions in the region to be stimulated; pregnant women; diagnosis of neurological or musculoskeletal problems (others than chronic lumbar pain); and the performance of physiotherapeutic treatment in the last three months from the day of the evaluation were discarded; besides the non-agreement to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1. Imaging of the multifidus muscle;Endpoint found 1. image collection of the multifidus muscle, bilaterally (averaged between the sides) and in relaxation. The cross-sectional area of the trunk musculature was obtained by ultrasound (Shimadzu SDU 450xl, Columbia, USA), with a 7.5 MHz linear B-mode transducer. Evaluations occurred prior to the beginning of treatment, at the end of the application of the protocol, and one month after the last session. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1. Visual analogue scale of pain ;Expected outcome 5. Pressure pain threshold;Expected outcome 3. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI);Expected outcome 4. Evaluation of the resistance of the musculature ;Endpoint found 2. VAS was used to quantify the intensity and perception of the individual's pain, being graded according to ordinal scores: no pain (0), mild pain (1 to 2), moderate (3 to 5) and intense (6 to 10).;Endpoint found 3. The scale ODI consists of 10 questions with six alternatives, whose value ranges from 0 to 5. The first question evaluates the intensity of pain and the other nine, the effect of pain on daily activities ;Endpoint found 4. Evaluation of the resistance of the trunk musculature that consists in measuring the time that the participant remained in a predefined static position;Endpoint found 5. To evaluate the threshold of pain under pressure, a Kratos® algae, capable of producing pressure in up to 50 kgf, was applied to the paravertebral region of L3 (2 cm lateral to the spinous process) and the mean of the values found (right and left sides) was noted. It was explained to the volunteers that the pain would be evaluated by means of a pressure stimulation technique, and the individual should report the moment when he began to feel it. The evaluation with the pressure gauge was performed by only one evaluator, and the device was used with a metal rod with a rounded tip of 1 cm2, until the volunteer reported the word "pain". After the measurement, the force in kgf necessary to occur the painful stimulus in each individual was noted. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGladson Bertolini
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
Outcome results
None listed