Peripheral Oxidative Stress Blood Markers in Patients With Chronic Back or Neck Pain Treated With High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Manipulation

Autor: Ana Paula Konzen Riffel, Felipe Coutinho Kullmann Duarte, Taina Scheid, Wania Aparecida Partata, Maira Silmara de Moraes, Andréa Horst, Angela Kolberg, Carolina Kolberg
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 38:119-129
ISSN: 0161-4754
Popis: ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate oxidative-stress parameters in individuals with chronic neck or back pain after 5 weeks of treatment with high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation.MethodsTwenty-three individuals aged 38.2 ± 11.7 years with nonspecific chronic neck or back pain verified by the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Chronic Pain Grade, with a sedentary lifestyle, no comorbidities, and not in adjuvant therapy, underwent treatment with HVLA chiropractic manipulation twice weekly for 5 weeks. Therapeutic procedures were carried out by an experienced chiropractor. Blood samples were assessed before and after treatment to determine the activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and the levels of nitric oxide metabolites and lipid hydroperoxides. These blood markers were analyzed by paired Student t test. Differences were considered statistically significant, when P was
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