Effect of hamstring flexibility in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

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• Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain with decreased hamstring flexibility.; Low back pain; M54.5

• Registration Number: IRCT20210821052245N1
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Lahore

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

Both male and female
Age group eighteen to thirty years of age
Non-specific low back pain for more than three months.
Patients with hamstrings tightness measured by Active Knee Extension (AKE) test with measurement having greater than the thirty-degree loss of knee.

Exclusion Criteria

Low back pain with active systemic or spine pathology.
Upper motor neuron lesion and lower motor neuron lesion
Pregnancy, psychological risk factor or subjects apprehensive for the stretching techniques
History of fracture or surgery of spine, pelvis, hip or knee.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2,4 weeks. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale.;Hamstring flexibility. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2,4 week. Method of measurement: Active knee extension test.;Functional Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2,4 week. Method of measurement: Modified Oswestary Disability Index.