Tratamento fisioterapêutico em pacientes com lombalgia crônica : estudo de casos.

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture-like TENS, massage therapy and lumbar positioning correction in lessen pain and motion range in patients with chronic low back pain. The evaluation was made through questions on the pain index, according to the visual analogue scale (VAS), functional measurement (goniometer). In order to promote analgesia acupuncture-like TENS, massage therapy and straighten positioning of the lumbar spine, consisting of 12 sessions, 2 times a week for 50 minutes each, which is composed of convenience in case studies (n = 5). The volunteers were women aged between 36 and 66 years, whose results showed that there was pain reduction in all participants involved, but without considerable gains in motion range. Thus it was found that the physical therapy procedure is effective and may be a therapeutic resource, targeting the pain reduction in patients with chronic low back pain.