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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613000321741
ACTRN12613000321741
Completed
Not Applicable

the effects of forward head posture corrective exercises in addition to functional restoration program on disability in patients with chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy.

Ibrahim Moustafa Moustafa0 sites154 target enrollmentMarch 22, 2013

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy.
Sponsor
Ibrahim Moustafa Moustafa
Enrollment
154
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 22, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Ibrahim Moustafa Moustafa

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • the patients were included if they had a confirmed chronic unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy associated with L5\-S1 lumbar disc prolapse with symptoms lasting longer than 3 months to avoid the acute stage of inflammation.Further, All patients had side\-to\-side H reflex latency differences of more than 1msec. Patients were also selected with lumbar hyperlordosis, which is considered a common posture aberrations in chronic low back pain patients

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria included previous history of lumbosacral surgery, metabolic system disorder, cancer, cardiac problems, peripheral neuropathy, history of upper motor neuron lesion, spinal canal stenosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and any lower extremity deformity that might interfere with global postural alignment.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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