Myofascial Massage in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic Low Back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Low Back Pain focused on measuring Low back pain, interoceptive awareness, motor imagery, massage
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presence of chronic nonspecific low back pain for at least three months
- Subjects aged between 18 and 50 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of acute low back pain
- Low back pain due to other causes (vertebral fractures, spondylolisthesis, herniated discs, lumbar canal stenosis)
- Disorders of central and/or peripheral nervous system
- Systemic inflammatory disease (eg rheumatoid arthritis)
- Systemic infectious disease
- Neoplastic disease
- Previous Surgery
- Cognitive impairment
- Pregnancy
Sites / Locations
- Umberto I Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Massage therapy and contact experience
Massage therapy
Traditional massage therapy consisting of different phases: surface touch, deep touch, static pressures, dynamic pressures and kneading associated with a preparation to the contact phase of the massage using the typical elements of neurocognitive rehabilitation such as motor imagery, dynamic state during which a person mentally simulates an action, and language, necessary to understand the way of perceiving and organizing sensory, cognitive and phenomenological informations by the patients and so to interpretate pain in a more articulate way.
Traditional massage therapy consisting of different phases: surface touch, deep touch, static pressures, dynamic pressures and kneading.