Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff

University of Sao Paulo18 enrolled

Overview

Objectives: Semi experimental Clinical Trial aimed at verifying the effectiveness of massage for lower back pain occupational as well as to assess the influence of technique in performing work activities and life in the team nursing.

Method: 18 officials received 7-8 massage sessions, twice per week, with the same protocol points. Data were collected on baseline, after one and two months and they responded 2 questionnaires (Functional Assessment of Oswestry and Risk Assessment in Movement and Transfer Scale) and the Numeric Pain Scale.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

MassageOTHER

Massage Anmá: 7-8 sessions, twice per week, kneading and pressure points on the bladder meridian

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 58 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Voluntary participation in the study of employees with availability of time for submission to the sessions 2. Not be pregnant 3. Hold shift of at least 6 hours daily 4. Do not go on vacation or leave care during the study period 5. Reporting back pain self-reported or confirmed by medical diagnosis 6. Not having passed off due to back pain in past 6 months 7. Do not submit spondylolisthesis, disc herniation and sciatic pain self-reported or confirmed by medical diagnosis 8. Do not use anti-inflammatory drugs 9. Individuals that showed greater than 0 (zero) in the Numerical Pain Scale (10) Score higher than 15 on the Functional Assessment Questionnaire Oswestry Exclusion Criteria: * Employees who left the study or that lost more than one session

Locations (1)

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Application of Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff

Effectiveness of massage in alleviating lower back pain through response to 2 questionnaires (Functional Assessment of Oswestry and Risk Assessment in Movement and Transfer Scale) and the Numeric Pain Scale.

Time frame: two months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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