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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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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
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Target Recruitment
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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
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