Optimizing Chronic Low Back Pain Exercise Therapies With Cerebral Electrical Stimulation
Low Back Pain, Recurrent, Chronic Low Back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Low Back Pain, Recurrent
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Complaining of back pain for more than three months. Presence of a chronic pain measurable with the number rating scale (NRS 0-10) not less than 4 during a 1 week daily NRS monitoring.
Seeking care for low back pain. -
Exclusion Criteria:
Previous surgery on the spine, spondylolisthesis Previous treatment with TENS <6 months Previous treatment with tDCS Disc herniation with nerve compression Neurological, psychiatric and rheumatologic diseases Impaired sensibility Use of pacemakers or other implanted devices Pregnancy
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Sites / Locations
- Department of Physical Therapy. Federal University of Piaui
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
tDCS (anodal) + therapeutic exercises
tDCS (sham) + therapeutic exercises
Real transcranial direct current stimulation associated with therapeutic exercises tDCS: 20 minutes, 2mA, primary motor cortex anode (contralateral to the lesion) and supraorbital cathode (ipsilateral to the lesion).
Sham transcranial direct current stimulation associated with therapeutic exercises tDCS: 20 minutes (30 seconds ON), 2mA, primary motor cortex anode (contralateral to the lesion) and supraorbital cathode (ipsilateral to the lesion).