The aims of the study are: To study the pain efficacy of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica. To study the efficacy on function of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Electroacupuncture in several point
Manual therapy in the lower spine.
CEU-San Pablo Universtiy
Madrid, Spain
RECRUITINGVisual analog scale for pain
Pain measurement: 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0 mm (nopain) to 100 (worts imaginable pain)
Time frame: up to 5 weeks
Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire
This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your back or leg pain is affecting your ability to manage in everyday life.
Time frame: up to 5 weeks
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