Banca de DEFESA: KIMBERLY MOREIRA PEREIRA DA SILVA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : KIMBERLY MOREIRA PEREIRA DA SILVA
DATE: 05/01/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala virtual meet.google.com/juw-impn-cqj
TITLE:

EFFECT OF DRY CUPPING THERAPY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MCKENZIE METHOD IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMIZED SHAM-CONTROLLED TRIAL

KEY WORDS:

chronic pain, traditional Chinese medicine, therapeutic exercise

PAGES: 50
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Low back pain is the main cause of years lived with disability, being more prevalent in adults. It can be classified as acute, subacute or chronic, being nonspecific or not. Currently, clinical practice guidelines recommend exercise as a first-line approach to treating this condition. In this scenario, cupping therapy has been gaining ground in pain management in this population. However, there are no studies evaluating cupping therapy in association with active exercise in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain. This protocol describes a placebo-controlled, randomized, blinded study that aims to assess the additional effects of cupping therapy in association with McKenzie Method exercises on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain. Methods: One hundred and eight individuals with nonspecific and localized chronic low back pain, aged 18 to 59 years, will be recruited meeting the inclusion criteria. Subsequently, they will be randomized to one of 2 groups: intervention group (GI) where they will be submitted to the McKenzie Method intervention and application of the dry cup and placebo group (GP), submitted to the McKenzie Method intervention and application of the simulated cup. The individuals will be classified and treated according to the McKenzie Method and then they will receive the application of cups in parallel to the vertebrae from L1 to L5, bilaterally. Interventions will be carried out twice a week for eight weeks. Volunteers will be evaluated before treatment (T0), immediately after the first intervention (T1), after 4 weeks of intervention (T4) and after 8 weeks of intervention (T8). The primary endpoint will be pain, and the secondary endpoints will be physical function, lumbar range of motion, patient expectation, quality of life. Expected Results: It is expected that this study will provide greater knowledge about the association of the cupping therapy technique with active exercises and whether it adds any clinical effect on the symptoms of nonspecific chronic low back pain, thus serving as scientific evidence that may approve the use of the referred technique and that it be the protocol in new researches in order to analyze its effectiveness in this population.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2218684 - MARCELO CARDOSO DE SOUZA
Externo à Instituição - AREOLINO MATOS - UNIFAP
Externo à Instituição - EDGAR RAMOS VIEIRA - FIU