The effect of lumbar extension traction in addition to hot packs and interferential therapy on lumbar lordotic angle, disability, back and leg pain, lumbar flexibility, mechanical findings,and neurophysiogical findings in patients with discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy.

Ibrahim Moustafa Moustafa0 sites64 target enrollmentMarch 20, 2012

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 20, 2012

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Ibrahim Moustafa Moustafa

•patients with absolute rotatory angle was less than 39 degrees. then a participant was referred to the study. patients had a confirmed chronic unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy associated with L5\-S1 lumbar disc prolapse , and duration of symptoms more than 3 months to avoid acute stage of inflammation. Patients underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, which detected disc lesion corresponding to the S1 nerve root. All patients had unilateral leg pain with mild to moderate disability according to ODI (up to 40%). They all had side\-to\-side H reflex latency differences of more than 1msec.

•included previous history of lumbosacral surgery, metabolic system disorder, cancer, cardiac problems, peripheral neuropathy or history of upper motor neuron lesion, spinal canal stenosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoprosis, inability to tolerate lumbar extension position, spondylolisthesis , scoliotic deformity and any deformity of lower extremity that may interfere with global alignment.