Effects of Osteopathic Treatment With Cognitive Training on Low Back Pain
Effects of Osteopathic Treatment With Cognitive Training on Low Back Pain
The objective of this study is to verify whether the combined approach (osteopathic
 manipulative treatment -OMT- and cognitive training -CT) is more effective in the long term
 than the individual approaches (OMT or CT) in patients with chronic lumbar pain, evaluating
 the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and the Rolland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ)
 questionnaire
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  aged between 30 and 65 y

 -  diagnosis of aspecific chronic low back pain

 -  minimum of 3 on the NRS score

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Neuropathic pain or chronic widespread pain

 -  Low back spinal surgery in the last three years

 -  Low back spinal surgery to osteoporosis and/or traumatic fractures

 -  Rheumatic disease

 -  Pregnancy or having a baby in the last 12 months

 -  Painful disease in evidence through RX, MRI or CT in the last 6 months (listesis,
 moderate arthrosis, severe, algodystrophy etc.).

 -  The subjects have not to be treated with physical or manual therapies or psychotherapy
 in the last 6 months