Can a single trial of a thoracolumbar myofascial release technique reduce pain and disability in chronic low back pain? Randomized balanced cross-over study

Luana Rocha Paulo; Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda; Fábio Luiz Mendonça Martins; José Sebastião Cunha Fernandes; Leonardo Sette Vieira; Cristiano Queiroz Guimarães; Sílvia de Simoni Guedes Ballesteros; Marco Túlio Saldanha dos Anjos; Patrícia Aparecida Tavares; Sueli Ferreira da Fonseca; Murilo Xavier Oliveira; Mário Bernardo-Filho; Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo; Vanessa Amaral Mendonça; Redha Taiar

doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0645.v1

Preprint Article Version 1 Preserved in Portico This version is not peer-reviewed

Version 1 : Received: 23 March 2021 / Approved: 25 March 2021 / Online: 25 March 2021 (16:24:46 CET)

(1) Background: Although manual therapy for pain relief has been used as an adjunct in treatments for chronic low back pain (CLBP), there is still the belief that a single session of myofascial release would be effective. This study aimed to investigate whether a single session of a specific technique reduces pain and disability. (2) Methods: This was a crossover clinical trial in which 41 participants over 18 years old with CLBP were randomly enrolled into 3 situations - experimental, placebo, control, in a balanced and cross-over manner. The subjects underwent a single session of myofascial release on thoracolumbar fascia and compare it with the control and placebo. Outcome were pain and functionality, evaluated using the numerical pain rating scale (NPRS), pressure pain threshold (PPT) and Oswestry (ODI). (3) Results: There was no effects between-, within-tests, and interaction for all the outcomes, i.e., NPRS (η 2 = 0.32, F = 0.48, p = 0.61), PPT (η2 = 0.73, F = 2.80, p = 0.06), ODI (η 2 = 0.02, F = 0.02, p = 0.97). (4) Conclusion: A single trial of thoracolumbar myofascial release technique was not enough to reduce pain and disability in subjects with CLBP.

fascia; chronic low back pain; myofascial release

Medicine and Pharmacology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Can a single trial of a thoracolumbar myofascial release technique reduce pain and disability in chronic low back pain? Randomized balanced cross-over study

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