BackgroundChronic low back pain is one of the four most common diseases in the world with great socioeconomic impact. Supervised exercise therapy is one of the treatments suggested for this condition; however, the recommendation on the best type of exercise is still unclear. The Pilates method of exercise is effective in reducing pain and disability in these patients, as well as the analgesia promoted by interferential current. Currently, the literature lacks information on the efficacy of the association of these two techniques in the short- and medium-term than performing one of the techniques isolated. The objective of this study will be to evaluate the efficacy of adding interferential current to the Pilates method exercises for the treatment of patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain in the short- and medium-term.Methods/DesignThis study will be a randomized controlled trial with two arms and blinded evaluator, conducted at an outpatient Physical Therapy Department in Brazil. Patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain and pain equal to or greater than 3 in the Pain Numerical Rating Scale (0/10) will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group with active interferential current + Pilates (n = 74) will be submitted to the active interferential current associated to the modified Pilates exercises, and Group with sham interferential current + Pilates (n = 74) will be submitted to the sham interferential current associated with the modified Pilates exercises during 18 sessions. The outcomes pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, general and specific disability, global perceived effect and kinesiophobia will be evaluated by a blinded assessor at baseline, six weeks and six months after randomization.DiscussionBecause of the study design, blinding of the participants and the therapists involved in the study will not be possible. The results of this study could contribute to the process of clinical decision- making for the improvement of pain and disability in participants with nonspecific chronic low back pain.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01919268Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-15-420) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
This will be the first study to investigate different weekly frequencies of treatment sessions for nonspecific low back pain. The results of this study will contribute to a better definition of treatment programs for this population.
Introdução: Atualmente o método Pilates vem sendo utilizado no tratamento de diversas doenças e se baseia em seis princípios básicos. Assim, evidências começaram a ser publicadas, para embasar e comprovar a eficácia do método nas diversas áreas da Fisioterapia. Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão sistemática na base de dados PEDro sobre a aplicação do método Pilates na Fisioterapia para verificar em quais áreas o método está sendo mais utilizado e realizar uma avaliação da qualidade metodológica dos estudos. Métodos: Realizou-se uma busca avançada na base de dados PEDro com o descritor “Pilates”. A extração de dados foi realizada considerando o nome dos autores, ano de publicação, característica da amostra, intervenção, realização de seguimentos, desfechos avaliados, instrumentos utilizados, resultados e escore da escala PEDro. Resultados: Vinte e nove estudos foram pré-selecionados pelo conteúdo do título, resumo e palavras-chave, e posteriormente analisados. Os estudos incluídos são principalmente das áreas musculoesquelética, gerontológica, cardiorrespiratória, neurológica e da saúde da mulher, sendo destaque a área musculoesquelética. Conclusão: Foi possível observar que os estudos publicados têm uma qualidade metodológica intermediária e a área musculoesquelética é que recebe destaque pela maior quantidade de estudos publicados.Palavras-chave: terapia por exercício, fisioterapia, reabilitação.
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