Occupational low back pain in nursing workers: massage versus pain

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Talita Pavarini Borges¹  Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi¹  Maria Júlia Paes Da Silva¹ 

关键词: Massage;    Low back pain;    Complementary therapies;    Nursing;    Occupational health;    Masaje;    Dolor de la región lumbar;    Terapias complementarias;    Enfermería;    Salud laboral;    Massagem;    Dor lombar;    Terapias complementares;    Enfermagem;    Saúde do trabalhador;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000400014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To assess the efficacy of massage for decreasing occupational low back pain in workers of a Nursing team in an Emergency Room. Method: A randomized controlled trial, using a socio-demographic/morbidity questionnaire and a Pain Numeric Scale. Forty-five subjects were randomly allocated for intervention (G1 – Massage by acupressure), placebo group (G2 – application of Garlium Arseneid Laser 904nm turned off) and control (G3 – no intervention). Results: The main triggering factor, as well as the worsening of pain, was the patient manipulation, both with a prevalence of 34.9%. The main treatment for low back pain before this research was the use of medication, with a prevalence of 44.2%. In accordance with a variance analysis, only G1 presented a significant statistical difference, with a better result after 12 sessions. Massage presented an enormous effect (d = 4.59), corresponding to 86% of reduction in the pain level. Conclusion: Massage was effective to decrease occupational low back pain of those Nursing workers.


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