Immediate effects of Spinal Manipulation on pain and balance in individuals with Chronic Low Back Pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ow back pain; C23.888.592.612.107.400

• Registration Number: RBR-3ksq2c
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Low back pain lasting at least three months; score on the numerical pain scale of at least 3 points at the time of assessment; age between 18 and 59 years; hypomobility in at least one lumbar vertebral segment verified during the physiotherapeutic evaluation through the posteroanterior pressure test in the prone position (Spring Test); symptoms that do not extend beyond the knee; absence of neuropathic pain components assessed using the painDETECT questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

Chronic widespread pain; ligament laxity or hyper flexibility; pregnancy; conditions that contraindicate the use of vertebral manipulation techniques at high speed and low amplitude (red flags) such as vertebral fractures, cauda equina syndrome, cancer, inflammatory rheumatic diseases, vertebral infections, bone tuberculosis; any condition that may interfere with pain sensitivity measures, for example, changes in skin sensitivity, neurological diseases, psychiatric diseases or fibromyalgia; any condition that interferes with body balance, for example, neurological diseases or vestibulopathy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified