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Does the addition of visceral manipulation improve outcomes for patients with low back pain? Rationale and study protocol

Journal: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Date: 2013/07, 17(3):Pages: 339-343. doi: Subito , type of study: randomized controlled trial

Full text    (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360859212002823)

Keywords:

low back pain [413]
visceral manipulation [23]
randomised controlled trial [2]
protocol [35]

Abstract:

Summary Objectives There has been no randomised controlled trial conducted to investigate the effectiveness of visceral manipulation (VM) for the treatment of low back pain (LBP). The primary aim of this study would be to investigate whether the addition of VM, to a standard physiotherapy treatment regimen, improves pain 6 weeks post treatment commencement in people with LBP. Secondary aims would be to examine the effect of VM on disability and functional outcomes at 2, 6 and 52 weeks post-treatment commencement and pain at 2 and 52 weeks. Methods This paper describes the rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial investigating the addition of VM to a standard physiotherapy treatment algorithm which includes manual therapy, specific exercise and functional exercise prescription. Analysis of data would be carried out by a statistician blinded to group allocation and by intention-to-treat.


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