Effect of Mulligan`s lumbar SNAG” on chronic non-specific low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: chronic non-specific low back pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001298505
• Lead Sponsor: Hisham Mohamed AbdelRaheem Hussien

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1- patients diagnosed (by physician) with chronic non-specific low back pain.
2- signs and symptoms lasts more than 3 months.
3- patient must be able to assume at least more than 30 degrees of trunk flexion to be able to perform the task required for repositioning accuracy on the isokinetic machine.
4- patients with moderate Oswestry Disability Index results only will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

1-Any low back pain due to a definite cause as; arthritis, degenerative joint diseases, disc lesion, inflammation and facet joint disease.
2-Patients with a history of head trauma or other neurological manifestations.
3-Obese patients with body mass index (BMI) above 25, and pregnant females.
4-Any patients having the common contraindications for manual therapy as joint hyperlaxity, instability, acute infection.
5-Severe disabling LBP.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified