Loredana Maggi1, Claudia Celletti2, Maurizio Mazzarini3, David Blow4, Filippo Camerota2. 1. Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Unit, Department of Aging, Neurological, Orthopedic Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. loredana.maggi@unicatt.it. 2. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Umberto I University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy. 3. Department of Aging, Neurological, Orthopedic Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 4. NeuroMuscular Taping Institute, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Low-back pain is a worldwide pain syndrome causing important limitations to daily activity. Common treatment guidelines recommend drugs and exercise. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of a standardized NeuroMuscular Taping (NMT) lumbar application in reducing pain and improving function associated with back-school therapy (BST). METHODS: Single-blind randomized controlled trial. The experimental group was treated with BTS followed by three applications of NMT over 8 days and the control group who underwent only BST. All patients were evaluated before and at the end of treatment, after 4 and 8 weeks from the end of BST and with a follow-up at distance of three months from the last evaluation, with pain numeric scale, Oswestry disability index and Schober test. RESULTS: Significant pain reduction and functional improvement have been observed in the follow-up evaluations in the experimental group. CONCLUSION: Association of a standardized NMT application to BTS was seen to significantly improve function and reduce pain with longer time efficacy.
BACKGROUND: Low-back pain is a worldwide pain syndrome causing important limitations to daily activity. Common treatment guidelines recommend drugs and exercise. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of a standardized NeuroMuscular Taping (NMT) lumbar application in reducing pain and improving function associated with back-school therapy (BST). METHODS: Single-blind randomized controlled trial. The experimental group was treated with BTS followed by three applications of NMT over 8 days and the control group who underwent only BST. All patients were evaluated before and at the end of treatment, after 4 and 8 weeks from the end of BST and with a follow-up at distance of three months from the last evaluation, with pain numeric scale, Oswestry disability index and Schober test. RESULTS: Significant pain reduction and functional improvement have been observed in the follow-up evaluations in the experimental group. CONCLUSION: Association of a standardized NMT application to BTS was seen to significantly improve function and reduce pain with longer time efficacy.
Authors: Patrícia Parreira; Martijn W Heymans; Maurits W van Tulder; Rosmin Esmail; Bart W Koes; Nolwenn Poquet; Chung-Wei Christine Lin; Christopher G Maher Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2017-08-03
Authors: S Parisi; C Celletti; M Scarati; M Priora; A Laganà; C L Peroni; F Camerota; G La Torre; D Blow; E Fusaro Journal: Clin Ter Date: 2017 Nov-Dec
Authors: Jan Hartvigsen; Mark J Hancock; Alice Kongsted; Quinette Louw; Manuela L Ferreira; Stéphane Genevay; Damian Hoy; Jaro Karppinen; Glenn Pransky; Joachim Sieper; Rob J Smeets; Martin Underwood Journal: Lancet Date: 2018-03-21 Impact factor: 79.321