The effect of magnetic field radiation on pain, range of motion and disability in patients with neuropathic pain.
- Conditions
- umbar radiculopathy.Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014102818754N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Age between 20-50; evidence of lumbar radiculopathy based on presence of sharp and shooting permanent or intermittent radicular pain in buttock or thigh or leg of one side associated with one of the following features: pain evoked by straight leg raising (SLR) test under 60 degree or positive prone knee bending test MRI with evidences of lumbar radiculopathy.
Exclusion criteria: Patients with pacemaker; pregnancy or breast-feeding; pain attributable to inflammation or infection; spondylolisthesis grade 2 and more; numbness and pain because of diabetic polyneuropathy or peripheral vascular disease; history of surgery in spinal column; piriformis syndrome; steroid injection; having other rehabilitation treatment during the present research; If the patient dose not complete the physiotherapy program and missing the sessions for more than two. The patient will stop his/she program any time he/she wants.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Each session. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale (VAS).;Lumbar region active range of motions include flexion, extention and lateral bending. Timepoint: First, fifth and tenth sessions. Method of measurement: A measuring tape and modified-modified Schober test.;Low back disability. Timepoint: First, fifth and tenth sessions. Method of measurement: Oswestry low back disability questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method