METS vs Bowen technique in hamstring muscle tightness
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic low back pain with hamstring tightness and comparative effects of Muscle energy technique and Bowen technique.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230426057994N1
- Lead Sponsor
- The UNIVERSITY OF FAISALABAD
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 31
Inclusion Criteria
Low back pain more than 12 weeks
20-50 degree Active knee loss
Patients willing to participate
Full passive range of motion of knee extension
Patient complaining of pain >5 on NPRS
Both male and females
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with any history of lower limb injury in past three months
Neurological symptoms involving prolapsed invertebral disc or radiating pain
Any recent abdominal surgery
Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method MERICAL PAIN RATING SCALE. Timepoint: 3 DAYS IN WEEK FOR 4 WEEKS. Method of measurement: 1-10 POINTS ON PAPER.;ACTIVE KNEE EXTENSION TEST. Timepoint: 3 DAYS IN WEEK FOE4 WEEKS. Method of measurement: GONIOMETER.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method OSWESTRY LOW BACK DISABILITY INDEX. Timepoint: 3 TIMES IN AWEEK. Method of measurement: QUESTIONNARE.