evaluation of the effect of ankle and foot mobilization on low back pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: chronic mechanical low back pain.
M54.5
Low back pain

Registration Number: IRCT20200318046813N1

Lead Sponsor: Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

Sex: female
Age: 30-60 years old
Participants must be based on the Force Quebec Task classification in the chronic course. (At least 12 weeks have passed since the onset of symptoms.)
VAS > 3
Navicular drop > 10 mm based on navicular drop test
Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion must be less than 20 degrees and Metatarsophalyngeal (MTP) extension range of motion must be less than 65 degrees
Females with BMI less than 30

Exclusion Criteria

Past surgical history of trunk and lower extremity, malignancy, infection, pregnancy, systemic disorder like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
People who are currently using medical insoles
People who underwent physiotherapy, massage therapy and manipulation a month before the study
People with nervous system disorders and disc herniation with radicular pain. For example, if a person has persistent pain in the lower limbs, especially below the knee, and has a positive SLR and well-SLR test.
All pathological disorders of the ankle and sole of the foot, such as acute ankle sprains in the last 6 weeks, ankle ankylosis, open sores on the feet and ankles

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain score on Visual analog scale. Timepoint: Measurement of pain is performed at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Disability score on Oswestry questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry questionnaire.;Measure lumbar flexion range of motion using a tape measure. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: tape measurement.;Measurement of the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion using a goniometer. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: Goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures