Efficacy of Electrical Dry Needling in Pain, Sensitivity, Functionality and Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
Chronic Low-back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Low-back Pain focused on measuring Electrical dry needling, low back pain, Randomized clinical trial, ischemic compression, analytical stretch
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Low back pain ≥ 3 months.
- Age between 30 and 67 years old.
- Not being receiving 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 electrical analgesia or exercise.
- Central or peripheral nervous system disease.
Sites / Locations
- Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Electrical dry needling
Ischemic compression, analytical stretching and postural habits educational dossier
The experimental group consisting of 40 subjects will perform electrostimulation on the active myofascial trigger points of the following muscles: quadratus lumbar, multifidus and iliocostalis, following the PGM maps described by Travell and Simons. The electrostimulation of the PGM will be carried out using needle electrodes, the generated current will be produced by a TENS device with a frequency of 2 Hz and a pulse width of 250 μs, the application will be approximately 30 min. The therapeutic intervention will be 1 session per week for a total of 6 weeks.
The control group consisting of 40 subjects will undergo an ischemic compression technique in active PGM with a time between 20 seconds and 1 minute until pain inhibition is achieved, and finally, analytical stretching will be carried out on the quadratus lumbar, multifid and iliocostal, 1 weekly session for 6 weeks providing a training dossier of postural education in their activities of daily life.