title: Massage application for occupational low back pain in nursing staff.
abstract: This 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.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Talita Pavarini
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Julia Maria D'Andrea
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Greve
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Rodrigo Emmanuel Sabbag
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Arlete Mazzini Miranda
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Giovani
authors.forename: Maria Júlia Paes
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult