Evaluating the Effect of Dry Needling on the Radiating Pain in Subjects with Discopathic Low Back Pai
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- discopathy low back pain.Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015071121479N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria :( age between 20 and 50 years old ? radiating pain at one or both legs ? abnormal electromyographyfinding)
exclusion: ( they had coagulation disorder or they were under anticoagulant therapy for any reason (due to high risk of hemorrhage following needling) ; if they suffered from psychologic disorders (due to unreliable pain report during the study) ; Subjects with needle phobia ; tumor and infection in lumbar region ; acute or chronic radiating LBP due to fracture or instability ; contraindications of dry needling )
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Radiating pain. Timepoint: at baseline (in the first intervention session), in the last intervention session and two months after the last intervention session (follow up). Method of measurement: visual analog scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional disability. Timepoint: at baseline (in the first intervention session), in the last intervention session and two months after the last intervention session (follow up). Method of measurement: Oswestry functional disability questionnaire.