Resultados preliminares de la aplicación del eye movement desensitization and reprocessing en pacientes con dolor lumbar crónico inespecífico Preliminary results from the application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

Description

El dolor lumbar crónico inespecífico (DLCI) es una enfermedad frecuente e incapacitante en población adulta, que genera costes elevados por las cargas sanitarias y laborales que implica. En estudios previos se ha demostrado la relación entre el DLCI y la presencia de experiencias emocionales traumáticas, como posible factor etiológico y de mal pronóstico para la evolución de la enfermedad. En el presente estudio, se ha reclutado a 11 pacientes con DLCI y antecedentes de trauma psicológico. A partir de un diseño aleatorizado, se ha administrado tratamiento Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing a la mitad de ellos (n = 6), para estudiar los efectos de dicha intervención sobre la enfermedad, tanto física como psicológica. En este trabajo, se muestran los resultados comparativos del grupo experimental y del grupo control, en relación con la experiencia del dolor y con la percepción de la calidad de vida, cuando las variables psicológicas vinculadas al trauma son tratadas.

Non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP) is a common and disabling condition in the adult population, which generates significant costs due to the healthcare and occupational burden of the condition. Previous studies have shown the relationship between NCLBP and the presence of traumatic emotional experiences as a possible aetiological factor and as a poor prognostic indicator. This study recruited 11 patients suffering from NCLBP and with a history of psychological trauma. In a randomised controlled design, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing was administered to half of the sample (n = 6) to study its effects on both physical and psychological pathology. This article presents the comparative results of the experimental group and the control group in terms of the experience of pain and perceived quality of life, when trauma-associated psychological variables are treated.

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Journal

Language

Spanish

Author(s)

Sara Guila Fidel Kinori
Carmen Barral Picado
Elisa Barnola Serra
Carmina Castellano-Tejedor

Original Work Citation

Kinori, S. G. F., Picado, C. B., Serra, E. B., & Castellano-Tejedor, C. (2017, January-June). [Preliminary results from the application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain]. Ansiedad y Estrés, 23(1), 12-19.   doi:10.1016/j.anyes.2017.02.001

Citation

“Resultados preliminares de la aplicación del eye movement desensitization and reprocessing en pacientes con dolor lumbar crónico inespecífico Preliminary results from the application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 14, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/24511.

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