Radiological and biochemical effects of isokinetic training on chronic low back pai
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/02/023343
- Lead Sponsor
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Applicable
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion criteria for selection of the subjects were as follows university male football players in the age group of 18 â?? 25 years, chronic (>=3 months) LBP and 4 to 8 pain intensity in visual analog scale will be included.
Participants with severe musculoskeletal, neural, somatic and psychiatric conditions, waiting for spine surgery, having alcohol or drug abuse, involving in other weight and balance training program were excluded from the study. Participants with other soft tissue injuries, fracture at the lower limbs and pelvic bone, deformities will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Radiological (muscle cross-sectional area (MRI) and muscle thickness(US) and Biochemical (CRP, TNF-α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6) values will be measured.Timepoint: Baseline, after 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain <br/ ><br>Functional disabilityTimepoint: Baseline, after 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 6 months