Effectiveness Analysis of Ultrasound-guided Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPI) in Patient With 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 Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis, Trigger points, Lumbar nerve root, Randomized clinical trial, Electrical dry needling
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Low back pain ≥ 3 months.
- Age between 30 and 67 years old.
- Score ≥ 4 points on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire.
- Not being receiving other physical therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of lumbar stenosis.
- Diagnosis of spondylolisthesis.
- Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
- Treatment with corticosteroids or oral medication in recent weeks.
- History of spine surgery.
- Contraindication of analgesic electrical therapy.
- Have previously received a treatment of intratissue percutaneous electrolysis.
- Central or peripheral nervous system disease.
Sites / Locations
- Universidad de Almeria
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Percutaneous electrolysis in the lumbar nerv
Electrical dry needling in trigger points
This group will be treated with intratissue percutaneous electrolysis using a needle G32 with galvanic current as a cathodic flow electrode in the posterior nerve root of L3, L4 and L5, bilaterally (one times per week / 3 weeks). The intervention will be guided by ultrasound equipment medically certified (Directive 93/42 / EEC) device (EPI Advanced Medicine, Barcelona, Spain).
It consists in apply the electrical dry needling on active and/or latent TPs in the gluteus medius, quadratus lumborum, and erector spinae muscles of the subjects L3 (one times per week / 6 weeks).