Introduction : Low back pain represents a major public health issue. In some cases, surgery may be necessary, but it is not without consequences. Among these, we find pain that may require management in specialized centers as well as functional disability, particularly in cases of arthrodesis, thereby affecting the quality of life of patients. Objectives : To study the effectiveness of osteopathy in the post-surgical management of lumbo-sacral arthrodesis. Methods : A pilot study including 35 patients who underwent lumbo-sacral arthrodesis divided into 2 groups: standardized osteopathic treatment and sham. The protocol consists of 2 post-operative sessions (D2 3 and D90). The evaluated criteria were pain intensity using the VAS, functional disability with the Oswestry questionnaire, anxiety and depression with the HAD questionnaire, and analgesic consumption. Result : Compared to the sham group, the osteopathic treatment group exhibited a lack of significance in the VAS (p= NS), Oswestry (p= NS) and HAD (p= NS) scores. Analgesic consumption also demonstrated a lack of statistical significance (p= NS). Discussion : In this study, osteopathy did not show an impact on HAD, Oswestry, VAS scores, or analgesic consumption. Based on other articles, there seems to be a link between the effectiveness of osteopathy and the frequency of sessions. Thus, it might be interesting to repeat the study with a larger sample size, the use of other measurement tools, and an increase in session frequency to validate these results.
Age range
18 Years – 80 Years
Sex
ALL
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Timeframe: at day 0 pre surgery, day 2 post surgery, day 90 post surgery (pre and post intervention) and day 105 post surgery