Effect of lumbar mobilization, muscle energy technique, and slump stretching with exercise on low back pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: Low back pain
Chronic non-specific low back pain is defined as pain persisting for a period of greater than 3 months, localized between the costal margin and the inferior gluteal folds, without referred leg pain and that is not caused by a known specific pathology..

Registration Number: IRCT20130409012953N3

Lead Sponsor: Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Low back pain persisting for more than 3 months in the absence of an underlying pathology
Aged between 18 and 40 years
No contraindication for exercise
No history of surgery in the lumbar region
No obvious scoliosis
No sensory and motor deficits in the lower extremities
No vertebral fracture
No severe discopathy

Exclusion Criteria

Smoking
Any recent trauma to the musculoskeletal system such as bony, muscular, ligamentous, and soft tissue structures in the lower extremities and trunk that might interfere with the treatment
Body mass index above 30 kg/m2
Absence for 3 consecutive treatment sessions

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 3, 6 sessions after intervention. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale.;Lumbar spine flexion and extension range of motion. Timepoint: Before intervention and 3, 6 sessions after intervention. Method of measurement: Smartphone application (iHandy level).;Functional disability. Timepoint: Before intervention and 3, 6 sessions after intervention. Method of measurement: Persian version of Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear avoidance beliefs. Timepoint: Before intervention and 3, 6 sessions after intervention. Method of measurement: Persian version of fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire.