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Benefit of Exercises done at home on pain and daily activities in persons suffering from Low Back Pain, without any specific cause, for more than 3 months

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/10/046841
Lead Sponsor
Tamizh Maran
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Male and female adults, aged between 25 and 55 years, residing in rural areas with persistent low back pain for about 12 weeks and less than 1 year duration.

2. Back Pain localised anywhere between the costal margin and the gluteal folds with no radiating pain, and able to perform the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and occupational activities with the pain. (NPRS of score between 4 and 7, moderate level)

3. Positive outcome of balance by the Forward & Lateral Reach Test among the study population.

Exclusion Criteria

1. ‘Red Flag’ symptoms including, a history of major trauma/ potential spinal fracture, inflammatory disease, infection, malignancy, persistent night pain, bladder or bowel dysfunction, and/or lower extremity neurological deficit.

2. Previous history of surgery to the lumbar spine, abdomen, pelvis, or hip

3. Congenital malformations like Severe spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome.

4. Acquired ailments like spondylolisthesis, spinal nerve root compression, Sacro-iliac pathology, fibromyalgia

5. Therapeutic radiological interventions or injections in the past 3 months

6. Any contraindication for exercise therapy (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, previous myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, respiratory disorders)

7. Study participants unable to perform isometric contraction and hold it for 30 seconds while testing

8. Pregnancy

9. Non-consenting individuals

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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