ANA PAULA MONTEIRO
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Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Massage application for occupational low back pain in nursing staff(2012) BORGES, Talita Pavarini; GREVE, Julia Maria D'Andrea; MONTEIRO, Ana Paula; SILVA, Rodrigo Emmanuel Sabbag da; GIOVANI, Arlete Mazzini Miranda; SILVA, Maria Julia Paes daThis is a clinical trial which aims to evaluate the efficiency of massage in the reduction of occupational low back pain, and its influence on the performance of work and life activities for the nursing team. The sample consisted of 18 employees who received seven to eight sessions after their work period. From the Numerical Pain Rating Scale, significant improvements were found between the 3rd and 1st evaluations (p=0.000) and between the 3rd and 2nd (p=0.004), using the Wilcoxon test. Regarding the Oswestry Disability Index, the paired t test showed a statistical difference (p=0.02) between the baseline, with a mean of 21.33% and the second evaluation (18.78%), which was also seen between the second and third evaluation (16.67%). The score for the Handling and Transfer Risk Evaluation Scale was 18 points (medium risk). It is concluded that massage was effective in reducing occupational low back pain, and provided improvement in activities of work and life. Clinical Trials Identifier: NCT01315197.