Effects of paravertebral dorsal inhibition in patients with pain in the abdominal examination. A pilot study
Item
- Title
- Effects of paravertebral dorsal inhibition in patients with pain in the abdominal examination. A pilot study
- Title
- Efecto de la inhibición paravertebral dorsal en pacientes con dolor en la exploración física abdominal, estudio piloto
- Author(s)
- Iglesias Sánchez, Eduardo; López Zurita, Aleth; Rodríguez Monera, Esther
- Abstract
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BACKGROUND: During a general osteopathic examination it can be observed some cases of patients with pain feels on palpation of the abdominal region which could bring about diagnostic distortions. The initial hypothesis showed that the upper dorsal and lumbar paravertebral region suppression decreases pain in the abdominal region.METHOD: It has been performed a pilot study of 30 patients with an age range of 25 to 60 years whose show some discomfort in the abdominal region during the osteopathic examination (with an score of 3 points in the VAS scale). These patients were treated with muscle inhibition techniques in the paravertebral dorsal region collecting data about their feelings pre- and post-therapeutic intervention.
RESULTS: 23 (76.7%) out of 30 patients recruited were women and 7 (23.3%) men. 12 (40%) had an anterior pattern, 10 (33.3%) a standard pattern and 8 (26.7%) a posterior pattern. Considering all the cases the pain sensation was reduced an average of 8.37 ± 6.08 (VAS scale). A decrease in pain during a post-palpation technique is clinically significant.
CONCLUSION: The application of inhibitory techniques in paravertebral dorsal muscles produces a decrease in the pain sensation in patients with abdominal pain sensation during an osteopathic physical examination. - Abstract
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Objetivos: En ocasiones, durante la exploración general osteopática, encontramos pacientes con sensación dolorosa a la palpación de la zona abdominal que nos puede provocar distorsiones diagnósticas. La hipótesis presentada indicó que la inhibición paravertebral de la zona dorsal y lumbar alta disminuye el dolor en la zona abdominal.
Métodos: Se ha realizado un estudio piloto a 30 individuos de entre 25-60 años a los que se les encontró molestias en la zona abdominal durante la exploración osteopática (de 3 puntos escala VAS), fueron tratados con técnicas de inhibición muscular en la zona paravertebral dorsal, recogiendo datos sobre sus sensaciones pre y post intervención terapéutica.
Resultados: De los 30 pacientes reclutados 23 (76,7%) fueron mujeres y 7 (23,3%) hombres. 12 (40%) presentaron un patrón anterior, 10 (33,3%) un patrón normal y 8 (26,7%) un patrón posterior. Teniendo en cuenta todos los casos hubo una media de disminución de la sensación dolorosa de 8,37 ± 6,08 (escala EVA). La disminución del dolor a la palpación post-técnica es clínicamente relevante.
Conclusiones: La aplicación de técnicas inhibitorias de la musculatura paravertebral dorsal, en pacientes con sensación dolorosa abdominal a la exploración física osteopática, produce una disminución de dicha sensación. - presented at
- Escola de Osteopatia de Barcelona (EOB)
- Date Accepted
- 2016
- Date Submitted
- 28.5.2018 18:03:24
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- Spanish
- Number of pages
- 43
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 16136
- Inst-Identifier
- 1049
- Keywords
- pain; abdominal; physical examination
- Recommended
- 0
- Medium
- iglesias_eduardo.pdf
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- Thesis
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- iglesias_eduardo.pdf
Iglesias Sánchez, Eduardo; López Zurita, Aleth; Rodríguez Monera, Esther, “Effects of paravertebral dorsal inhibition in patients with pain in the abdominal examination. A pilot study”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.org/s/orw/item/421