Mézières Therapy in the UCAM's Athletes With Low Back Pain

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postural; Strain; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03849053

BB8334280

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study focuses on the re-harmonization of the kinetic chains and posture based on spinal muscular atrophy and global stretching while trying to test the effectiveness of Mézières therapy on sports subjects with low back pain.

Full description

The experimental study was conducted on 139 young athletes of National Rhythmic Gymnastics of Murcia, UCAM Murcia CF and UCAM Murcia CB/EBA during a six months period in the city of Murcia. Precisely, the Mézières therapy was conducted in an experimental group of 69 athletes and in a control group with other 70 athletes with Low Back Pain. This study is developed through a cycle of global stretching decompensate interventions on the athletes with postural alterations and vertebral pain at 95% confidence level. The statistical analysis was handled by using the univariate general linear model with the support of SPSS statistics.

Enrollment: 139 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• between 15 - 39 years
• athletes with low back pain lasting more than 1 month
• scoliosis
• kyphosis

Exclusion criteria

• presence of tumors or spinal metastases
• vertebral fractures
• osteoporosis
• infection or inflammation in acute diseases with involvement of the central nervous system
• herniated discs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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139 participants in 2 patient groups

Mézières method

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain