Comparative Effects of Positional Release and Manual Pressure Techniques of Tight Hip Flexors on Pain, Range of Motion, Lumbosacral Angle, and Disability in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 46
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain Intensity
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of positional release technique and manual pressure technique of hip flexors on pain, range of motion, lumbosacral angle and disability in patients with chronic low back pain
Detailed Description
This will be Randomized clinical trial. Individuals who met inclusion criteria will be included in this study. All participants will go through randomization and divided into two groups. Pre intervention assessment is made for both groups. Then intervention will apply to both groups. Group A will receive positional release technique and Group B will be treated by manual pressure technique and pain, range of motion, lumbosacral angle and functional disability will be measured before and after the treatment using NPRS, Inclinometer and ODI. Estimated time of treatment protocol will be 30 minutes per session, 4 times/week for 4 weeks in the hospital setting. Subjects will be evaluated at baseline and 4th week assessment will be the final.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 25 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Males and females
- •age group 25 to 40yrs
- •Atraumatic chronic low back pain more than 3 months
- •Patients with Anterior pelvic tilt
- •Patients with lumbosacral angle > than 50 degrees
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnancy
- •history of vertebral fracture
- •History of any spinal surgery
- •Disc disease
- •Osteoporosis
- •Bone disease
- •Patient unable to give consent
Arms & Interventions
Positional release technique
Positional release technique will be applied on iliopsoas muscle.
Intervention: Positional Release Technique (Device)
Manual pressure technique
Manual pressure technique will be applied on iliopsoas muscle.
Intervention: Manual Pressure Technique (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain Intensity
Time Frame: 4th week
Pain intensity will be evaluated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Functional disability
Time Frame: 4th week
Functional disability will be assessed by Oswestry disability questionnaire.
Anterior pelvic tilt
Time Frame: 4th week
Anterior pelvic tilt will be measured using an inclinometer
Hip flexors tightness
Time Frame: 4th week
Hip flexors tightness will be assessed using an inclinometer to measure the range of motion (ROM) for active hip extension and Lumbosacral angle
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported