Effect of osteopathic visceral manipulation for individuals with functional constipation and chronic nonspecific low back pain: Randomized controlled trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
J Bodyw Mov Ther.2023 Apr;34:96-103.
Authors:
Walkyria Vilas Boas Fernandes, Fabiano Politti, Cleófas Rodriguez Blanco, Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli, Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes, Fernanda Ishida Corrêa, João Carlos Ferrari Corrêa
Abstract.
Objective: To investigate the effect of osteopathic visceral manipulation (OVM) on disability and pain intensity in individuals with functional constipation and chronic nonspecific low back pain. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial with a blinded assessor. Seventy-six volunteers with functional constipation and chronic nonspecific low back pain were randomized to two groups: OVM and sham OVM. The primary clinical outcome was pain intensity measured using a numeric rating scale (NRS) and disability measured using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). The secondary outcomes were electromyographic signals measured during the flexion-extension cycle, the finger-to-floor distance during complete flexion of the trunk and the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ). All outcomes were determined after six weeks of treatment as well as three months after randomization. Results: The OVM group reported a reduction in pain intensity after six weeks of treatment and at the three-month evaluation (p < .0002) and the sham group reported a reduction in pain intensity after three-month evaluation (p < .007). For the ODI was also found in the OVM group six weeks after the end of treatment (treatment effect = -6.59, 95% CI: -12.01 to -1.17, p = .01) and at the three-month evaluation (treatment effect = -6.02, 95% CI: -11.55 to -0.49, p = .03). Significant differences were also found for paravertebral muscle activity during the dynamic phases (flexion and extension) six-week evaluations. Conclusions: The OVM group demonstrated a reduction in pain intensity and improvement in disability after six-weeks and three-month follow-up while the sham group reduction in pain three-month follow-up.
Publication Date:
2023 Apr
OEID:
6880
Fernandes, BVW., Politti, F., Blanco, RC., Lucareli, GRP., Gomes, PdFA., Corrêa, IF., Corrêa, FCJ. (2023) 'Effect of osteopathic visceral manipulation for individuals with functional constipation and chronic nonspecific low back pain: Randomized controlled trial', J Bodyw Mov Ther.2023 Apr;34:96-103.
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