The Effect of Deep Oscillation and Myofascial Relaxation With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

The Effect of Deep Oscillation and Myofascial Relaxation on Pain, Functionality and Quality of Life in Individuals With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of deep oscillation and myofascial release on pain, functionality and quality of life in individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain. 72 individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in the study will be included. Participants will be randomly divided into three groups, the deep oscillation group, myofascial release and the control group. Home exercises including stretching and strengthening for waist, back and abdominals will be given to all groups. However, in addition to the deep oscillation group, deep oscillation will be applied to the lumbar region and myofascial relaxation will be applied to the lumbar region for the myofascial group. Individuals will be asked to come to the center where the research will be conducted for a total of six sessions for two weeks, three times a week. Participants' pain will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale, disability status with Oswestry Disability Index, sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and quality of life with Short Form-36 before and after the first treatment in the first treatment. Statistical analysis to be used in our research will be done with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20.0 package program.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Deep Oscillation Treatment; Other: Myofascial Release Treatment

Detailed Description

According to the data determined by the World Health Organization (WHO), one of the diseases that 80% of people encounter throughout their lives is low back pain. Nonspecific low back pain is defined as low back pain of unknown cause, which can be diagnosed, and cannot be attributed to a known specific disease (eg infection, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, tumor, osteoporosis, fracture, radicular syndrome or cauda equina syndrome).

In addition, low back pain problem is divided into three groups according to the duration of the pain as acute (<6 weeks), subacute (6-12 weeks) and chronic (> 12 weeks) low back pain. Chronic low back pain, which constitutes one third of all back problems, is known as moderate back pain that lasts more than 12 weeks and continues one year after the onset of acute pain. A definite etiological factor can be defined in only 15% of low back pain. It is known that individuals' sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial factors, occupational factors, erroneous posture postures and recurrent microtraumas can cause back pain. In addition to these, when looking at the studies conducted, it is seen that spasm in lumbar muscles, loss of flexibility and increase in lumbal lordosis cause low back pain.

Low back pain can be treated with pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. Non-pharmacological methods include various treatments such as physiotherapy, psychological therapy and acupuncture; Pharmacological treatment methods include anti-inflammatory drugs, opioids and antidepressants. It is suggested that pharmacological treatment methods have a short-term effect on low back pain and create a placebo effect in individuals. Studies have shown that physiotherapy programs that include treatment methods such as exercise, Tai Chi, yoga, acupuncture, pilates, core stabilization exercises, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stabilization (TENS) are effective in reducing muscular spasm and pain.

Myofascial release is a manual treatment method that involves low pressure, long-term stretching of the soft tissue in the painful area to restore the normal length of the facial tissue, reduce pain and increase functionality. It has been shown that myofascial relaxation therapy, which is applied in musculoskeletal disorders and observed to provide relaxation by stimulating the neuromuscular system, has been shown to reduce back pain and increase the flexibility of the lumbar muscles.

Deep oscillation therapy, which increases tissue nutrition and has an anti-inflammatory effect as a result of electrostatic currents that cause a gentle and deep effective fluctuation in the tissue, provides a positive effect on pain reduction and also on muscle relaxation. In deep oscillation treatment, the body tissue of the individual is used as an electrode, while the probe used by the physiotherapist for the area to be applied is used as another electrode. Although there are no studies determining the effects of deep oscillation therapy on the lumbar region muscles, it was seen that deep oscillation application had an acute effect on muscle relaxation in the comparison of deep oscillation and ultrasound treatments performed due to the decrease in the flexibility of the hamstring muscles.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 72
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Bayrampaşa
    • Istanbul, Bayrampaşa, Turkey, 34040
      • Private Mediworld Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with Chronic Low Back Pain
• Getting 4 and above in the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
• Being 18 years or older
• Agree to voluntarily participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having an acute infection
• Having a heart disease or pacemaker
• Hypersensitivity to electrostatic waves
• Having an infectious skin condition
• Having vertebrobasilar insufficiency
• Having knee pain complaints
• Being diagnosed with coronavirus
• Physical therapy for back pain in the last 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
Active Comparator: Deep Oscillation Group; Individuals in the deep oscillation group will be treated by the researcher. During the application, individuals will be positioned face down on the stretcher. After the powder is applied to the lumbar region, deep oscillation treatment with a frequency of 80% -100% with a frequency of 145-150 Hz for the first 10 minutes and 55-60 Hz for 5 minutes will be applied with the Physiomed Deep Oscilation device. Each individual will be given a home exercise program (stretching and strengthening for waist, back and abdominal) consisting of stretching and strengthening. Individuals will be asked to come to the center where the research will take place, for a total of six sessions for two weeks, three times a week.	Other: Deep Oscillation Treatment; Deep oscillation to the lumbar region and stretching and strengthening exercise for waist, back and abdominal
Active Comparator: Myofascial Release Group; Individuals in the myofascial relaxation group will be treated by the researcher. During the application, individuals will lie face down on the stretcher. Myofascial release therapy will be applied in the lumbar region and each individual will be given home exercise (stretching and strengthening for waist, back and abdominal). Individuals will be asked to come to the center where the research will be conducted for a total of six sessions for two weeks, three times a week.	Other: Myofascial Release Treatment; Myofascial release to the lumbar region and stretching and strengthening exercise for waist, back and abdominal

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire	the total score is between 0 and 24, and the higher the score, the more disability	change between baseline and first and 2 weeks
Visual Analog Scale	pain sensation is determined from 0 to 10. 0 is low pain, 10 is high pain	change between baseline and first and 2 weeks
Oswestry Disability Index	The highest score is "100", the lowest is "0". The higher the total score, the higher the disability value.	change between baseline and first and 2 weeks
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	A total score higher than five indicates a poor sleep quality.	change between baseline and first and 2 weeks
Short Form-36	Scores for each subtitle are coded and converted into a scale between 0-100 points. The best health indicator is 100 points.	change between baseline and first and 2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bahçeşehir University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 8, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): May 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 18, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 11, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 9, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: sleep; quality of life; low back pain; muscle relaxation; vibration
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1505183

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No