Evaluating the effect of laser therapy in acute low back pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: acute low back pain, physiotherapy, laser therapy, Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire.
Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
M54.17

Registration Number: IRCT20210921052543N1

Lead Sponsor: Yazd University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients have a history of low back pain for at least 6 weeks
All patients with herniated disc pain
Use painkillers and rest while studying
The patients express their complete desire and satisfaction to enter this project

Exclusion Criteria

Failure to follow physiotherapy and laser therapy sessions for more than one session
The treatment plan is changed
The patient has other spinal complications
The patient has no willingness to continue participating in this project
The patient does heavy activities
Exit from rest mode
The patient has spinal canal stenosis

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale score, Oswestry Disability Index score, back rotation, and flexion score. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire at the beginning of the study and the time of the last treatment session. Method of measurement: Comparison of the effect of laser therapy on patient pain; Visual Analogue Scale score, comparison of the effect of laser therapy on the patient's back rotation and flexion; Score based on Likert classification.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Oswestry Disability Index. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire in the first and last session of treatment. Method of measurement: The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is an index derived from the Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire.