Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Versus Therapeutic Exercises in Subjects With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Versus Therapeutic Exercises in Subjects With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled and Double-blind Trial

This study evaluates the effectiveness of treatment osteopathic manipulation in the treatment of subjects with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with constant or intermittent low back pain with intensity greater than 30 mm visual analog scale (VAS) for at least three months duration, with a diagnosis of chronic low back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who have spine fractures,
• Dislocations
• Ligament ruptures
• Muscle ruptures
• Skin lacerations
• Sacroiliitis
• Vertebral osteomyelitis
• Infection
• Disc herniations with radicular symptoms
• Rheumatic disorders
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Tumors
• Referred pain visceral
• Red flags
• Lower limb discrepancy greater than 2 cm
• Several conditions requiring participants to be absent for more than two weeks of activities in the experiment
• Positioning itself as not volunteer the same.