Effectiveness of diathermy in patients with low back and pelvic pain referred to lower limb: A pilot study

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David Rodríguez Sanz
a) Faculty of Health Sciences. Physical Therapy & Podiatry Department. Physical Therapy & Health Sciences Research Group. Universidad Europea de Madrid
Spain
Beatriz Martinez Pascual
a) Faculty of Health Sciences. Physical Therapy & Podiatry Department. Physical Therapy & Health Sciences Research Group. Universidad Europea de Madrid
Silvia Fernandez Martinez
a) Faculty of Health Sciences. Physical Therapy & Podiatry Department. Physical Therapy & Health Sciences Research Group. Universidad Europea de Madrid
Monica De la Cueva Reguera
a) Faculty of Health Sciences. Physical Therapy & Podiatry Department. Physical Therapy & Health Sciences Research Group. Universidad Europea de Madrid
Ignacio Díez Vega
Faculty of Health Sciences. Sport Sciences Department. Physical Therapy & Health Sciences Research Group. Universidad Europea de Madrid
Cesar Calvo Lobo
b) Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Motion in Brains Research Group, Instituto de Neurociencias y Ciencias del Movimiento, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2017), Original Articles, pages 41-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/ejpod.2017.3.2.1947
Submitted: Jan 8, 2017 Accepted: Jan 13, 2017 Published: Jul 12, 2017
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Abstract

Objectives: Low Back and pelvic pain is a major problem and a common cause of disability and health care utilization. To evaluate diathermy efficacy for low back and pelvic pain treatment.

Methods: Reports of 20 multifidus in subjects with a previous low back and pelvic pain diagnosis. A randomized trial blinded with two randomized groups, group A diathermy, group B sham diathermy to check efficacy of diathermy.

Results: Diathermy group don´t show significate differences versus sham group due to be apply as an isolated technique but this technique rarely is reported in this way and is frequently associated to perturbational training or a kinesiotherapy program during his activation. A better correlation was achieved by diathermy in Tensomiography values.

Conslusions: Further studies are necessary to improve knowledge about physical effects of diathermy due to this technique is frequently associated with a kinesiotherapy program to get better results in patients with prevalent illness as lumbar and pelvic pain referred to lower limb.

Keywords:

Low back pain, pelvic pain, diathermy

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