Preventive measures and therapies for back pains
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- low back pain, neck pain and postureM54.5M54.2G11.427.695
- Registration Number
- RBR-78bq5x
- Lead Sponsor
- Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Volunteers, both genders, aged 18 to 35 years, with pain for more than six weeks of non-specific origin in the neck and/or low back
Exclusion Criteria
Patients under the influence of other postural treatment or had breaks between GPR sessions bigger than 120 hours; pregnant women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correcting postural changes assessed by postural assessment software - SAPO and observed through the angular variation of reference points of the spine at baseline and post intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in pain assessed by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and observed through the decrease of the scores of this scale. Improvement in quality of life assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF-25 and observed through the increase of scores of this questionnaire. Improvement of functional capacity of individuals assessed by the Roland-Morris and Neck Disability Index questionnaires and revealed through the decrease of scores of both questionnaires. Assessments were done at baseline and post intervention