• Physiotherapy · Jun 2020

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Effectiveness of spinal manipulation and myofascial release compared with spinal manipulation alone on health-related outcomes in individuals with non-specific low back pain: randomized controlled trial.

    • Taise Angeli Boff, Fernanda Pasinato, Ângela Jornada Ben, Judith E Bosmans, Maurits van Tulder, and Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro.
    • Master in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Campus UnB Ceilândia, Brasília, Brazil; Núcleo de Evidências e Tecnologias em Saúde (NETecS), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Campus UnB Ceilândia, Brasília, Brazil.
    • Physiotherapy. 2020 Jun 1; 107: 71-80.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of spinal manipulation combined with myofascial release compared with spinal manipulation alone, in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP).DesignRandomized controlled trial with three months follow-up.SettingRehabilitation clinic.ParticipantsSeventy-two individuals (between 18 and 50 years of age; CNLBP ≥12 consecutive weeks) were enrolled and randomly allocated to one of two groups: (1) Spinal manipulation and myofascial release - SMMRG; n=36) or (2) Spinal manipulation alone (SMG; n=36).InterventionsCombined spinal manipulation (characterized by high velocity/low amplitude thrusts) of the sacroiliac and lumbar spine and myofascial release of lumbar and sacroiliac muscles vs manipulation of the sacroiliac and lumbar spine alone, twice a week, for three weeks.Main Outcome MeasuresAssessments were performed at baseline, three weeks post intervention and three months follow-up. Primary outcomes were pain intensity and disability. Secondary outcomes were quality of life, pressure pain-threshold and dynamic balance.ResultsNo significant differences were found between SMMRG vs SMG in pain intensity and disability post intervention and at follow-up. We found an overall significant difference between-groups for CNLBP disability (SMG-SMMRG: mean difference of 5.0; 95% confidence interval of difference 9.9; -0.1), though this effect was not clinically important and was not sustained at follow-up.ConclusionsWe demonstrated that spinal manipulation combined with myofascial release was not more effective compared to spinal manipulation alone for patients with CNLBP.Clinical Trial Registration NumberNCT03113292.Copyright © 2019 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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