Patients with chronic low back pain who have been experiencing pain for no less than 3 months chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
All volunteers were treated with Wat Pho Thai massage for low back pain once a week, with each session lasting 60 minutes, for a duration of 4 weeks
Experimental Other
Wat Pho Thai massage
Sponsors
Chetawan Traditional Massage School and Chetawan Clinic, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females aged between 45-60 years. 2. Individuals with chronic lower back pain that has persisted for no less than 3 months. 3. Individuals diagnosed by a Thai traditional medicine practitioner or an applied Thai traditional medicine practitioner as having chronic lower back pain (with the condition of Lom Plai Patkhat signal 1 back and/or signal 3 back in Thai traditional medicine) and assessed with a pain level on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scoring between 4-6 (moderate pain). 4. Individuals who have never experienced an accident involving the back area. 5. Individuals who are fully conscious and able to communicate and understand. 6. Individuals who are willing and consent to participate in the research project throughout the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with lower back pain due to infection, spinal fractures, or tumors, whether malignant or benign. 2. Individuals with underlying medical conditions or complications that contraindicate massage, such as hypertension with blood pressure equal to or greater than 140/90 mmHg, heart disease, cancer, uncontrolled diabetes, contagious skin diseases, deep vein thrombosis, and severe osteoporosis. 3. Individuals with spinal nerve compression causing constant numbness or muscle weakness in the legs. 4. Individuals with open wounds or chronic wounds in the back area. 5. Individuals with a body temperature exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius. 6. Individuals with a history of abnormal bleeding or those taking anticoagulant medications such as Warfarin and Coumadin. 7. Pregnant women. 8. Individuals who have received treatment for lower back pain prior to participating in the research study, such as taking pain relievers or muscle relaxants, acupuncture, physical therapy, or any treatment that may affect the research, within the last 7 days. 9. Individuals unable to attend all research sessions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Substance P level at 1 months after end of the intervention Substance P Enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit, ab288318, Abcam, Cambridge, UK,Pain scale at 1 months after end of the intervention Numerical Rating Scale,The severity of back pain on daily routines at 1 months after end of the intervention The Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (Version 1.0) Thai Version | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lumbar range of motion at 1 months after end of the intervention Goniometer | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactYollada Sriset
Thai Traditional Medicine Program, Faculty of Natural Resources, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Sakon Nakhon Campus, Sakon Nakhon 47160 Thailand
Outcome results
None listed