Low back pain affects many people and involves high medical costs. For this reason, we wish to test the efficacy of dry needling VS ischaemic compression in patients with non-specific low back pain. To this end, an investigation was carried out on 40 patients diagnosed with this ailment, divided into two groups by randomisation to assess the intensity of pain, range of movement, pain threshold to pressure and quality of life, measuring these variables prior to the intervention, immediately, at 48 hours and one week after the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Dry needling of the trigger point of the gluteus medius in patients diagnosed with non-specific low back pain.
Ischaemic trigger point compression of the gluteus medius in patients diagnosed with non-specific low back pain.
Universidad Católica de Ávila
Ávila, Spain
Pain
Visual Scale Analogue (0 minimum, 10 maximum).
Time frame: 1 week
movement
Schober test (0 minimum, 45 maximun).
Time frame: 1 week
quality of life
Oswestry low back pain disability scale (0 minimum, 100% maximum; Between 0-20% minimal limitation or disability, 21-40% moderate limitation or disability, 41- 60% severe limitation or disability, 61-80% disabled and above 81% limitation or disability. 60% severe limitation or disability, 61-80% disabled and above 81% maximum functional limitation or disability, 61-80% disabled and above 81% maximum functional limitation or disability. maximum functional limitation).
Time frame: 1 week
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