The Effects of High Intensity Laser on Clinical and Electrophysiological Findings of Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy Due to Disc Protrusio
- Conditions
- nilateral cervical radiculopathy due to disc protrusion.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180721040539N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Aged 20-55 years
Neck pain visual analogue score of 3-7
Radicular pain and/or paresthesia in affected upper limb
C5-C6? C6-C7 ?C7-C8 and C8-T1 disc protrusion confirmed by MRI
Diagnosed unilateral cervical radiculopathy due to disc protrusion by a neurology specialist based on nerve conduction study (NCS) and electromyography (EMG)
Symptoms lasting for at least 3 months
Positive Spurling compression test
Positive Median nerve tension test
Inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
Viral, fungal, and bacterial infections
Systemic and metabolic diseases
History of neck surgery
Abnormal laboratory findings
Psychiatric illnesses
Photosensitive diseases
Trauma and fracture in cervical spine
Fibromyalgia
Active cancer or a cancer history of less than 1 year after the end of treatment
Epilepsy
Upper limb peripheral nerves entrapment syndromes
Tumor
Muscle weakness
Loss of reflex
Cervical disc extrusion and sequestration
Atrophy
Metal implants
Skin lesions in the treatment area
Pregnancy
Degenerative changes of cervical or thoracic region
Cardiovascular failure
Pacemaker
Decreased motor nerves amplitude in electrophysiological findings
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Prior to treatment initiation, at the end of the 10 treatment sessions and 1month after the completion of last treatment session. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method