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Ultrasound Imaging Measurements of the Thoracolumbar Fascia Following Massage Therapy: a Proof of Concept Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Massage therapy technique and Sham massage technique for Low Back Pain. Completed, enrolled 64 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
In this prospective study, eligible subjects with chronic non specific low back pain and asymptomatic volunteers will undergo a research dynamic ultrasound exam of the lower back before and after a massage technique. The overall aim of the present research is to develop ultrasonographic parameters that characterize the geometrical, the mechanical and tissue characteristic properties of the thoracolumbar fascia, and to explore the effect of a massage therapy technique on these parameters.
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Interventions
The massage therapy technique consists of manual deep and slow compression and shearing forces applied on the lumbar spine muscles and thoracolumbar fascia in a distal to proximal direction.
For the sham massage technique the massage therapist will put the right palm at the participant's right lower back along erector spinae and likewise left palm at left lower back without applying force, holding the palm during 2 minutes and half.