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Effect of Manual Therapy on Pain and Disability of Patients with Imaging Proven Herniated Lumbar Disc and Concomitant Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunctio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
Low back pain
M 54.5
Registration Number
IRCT2014110719839N1
Lead Sponsor
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
47
Inclusion Criteria

We include the subjects with age =18 years old; both male and female provided paracentral or intraforaminal herniated lumbar discs on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and physical exam results indicative of lumbosacral root irritation concomitant with SIJ dysfunction.
Patients with positive history of lumbar spine surgery, spinal or hip fractures, osteoporosis, severe hip joint degenerative disorders, diabetes mellitus and polyneuropathy, progressive neurological deficit signs owing to discopathy, relative contraindication for electrodiagnostic exam or manual therapy also all of subjects had current pregnancy or unfinished extensive physical examination for any reason, would be excluded.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: At the beginning and 6th session. Method of measurement: VAS.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disability. Timepoint: at the beggining and 6 wks. Method of measurement: oswestry questionnaire.;Pain area. Timepoint: At the beginning and 6th session. Method of measurement: Margolis.
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