Effect of the Diaphragm Stretching Technique on Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto

About this trial

This study aims to analyze the efficacy of diaphragm stretching technique on symptomatology in young adults with nonspecific low back pain.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Nonspecific low back pain;

Age between 18 and 30.

Disqualifiers

Serious cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory causes;

Spinal pathologies and injuries to the lumbar spine;

Cancer patients;

Pacemaker or implant carriers;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Placebo Technique

    Other intervention

    In the control group, manual contact will be carried out without any therapeutic intention. This contact will be maintained for the same period of time as the experimental group.

  • Diaphragm Stretching

    Other intervention

    The participant will be in supine position and the researcher will be at the headrest of the examination table, placing his hands on the lower costal margin. Superior direction traction is performed during inspiration, remaining during expiration. The procedure is repeated for a maximum period of 4 minutes.

Treatment groups

45 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Control groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Experimental groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in level of inspiratory capacity immediately after intervention

Assessment instruments to assess the degree of disability resulting from low back pain include the respiratory pressure meter.

Time frame
Immediately after the intervention
2

Change in the level of disability derived from low back pain immediately after the intervention

Assessment instruments to evaluate the degree of disability resulting from low back pain include the Visual Analogue Scale. In this scale, a higher score indicates a greater level of pain, correlating with a worse outcome. Conversely, a lower score indicates less pain, corresponding to a better outcome.

Time frame
Immediately after the intervention
3

Change in the level of functionality of the lumbar spine immediately after the intervention

Assessment instruments to assess the degree of disability resulting from low back pain include the Schober test.

Time frame
Immediately after the intervention
4

Change in the level of functionality of the lumbar spine immediately after the intervention

Assessment instruments to assess the degree of disability resulting from low back pain include the measurement of the distance from the hands to the floor after forward flexion of the trunk while standing with knee extension (also known as the Finger Tip Test).

Time frame
Immediately after the intervention

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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