Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group 1: 33 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain will receive an extracorporeal shock wave session with a convex tip with the following parameters: Intensity: 100 millijoules,
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Low back pain for three months or more; Age 18-80 years; Low back pain with intensity equal to or greater than three on the numerical pain scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infection, fracture and previous surgery on the lumbar spine; Cauda equina syndrome; Pregnancy; Neuropathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a reduction in the intensity of low back pain at rest, verified by the Numerical Pain Scale instrument, from the finding of a reduction of at least one point three (1,3) in this scale, in the pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an increase in the pressure pain threshold measured by algometry in the pre and post intervention measurements;It is expected to find, after intervention, the absence of temporal summation measured by algometry;It is expected to find a reduction in the time in seconds to perform lumbar flexion measured by the repeated lumbar flexion test in the pre and post intervention measurements;It is expected to find a reduction in the time in seconds to perform the sit and stand activity in the pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCláudio Back
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Outcome results
None listed