Two methods of treatment of men with lumbar discopathy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: low back pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000590460
• Lead Sponsor: Holycross College

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

minimum age of 30 years, men diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan on the lumbar disc disease, pain associated with disc disease (failure of the intervertebral disc and herniated of disc), pain radiating to the extremities associated with compression and irritation of the nerve roots (inflammation of the nerve roots)

Exclusion Criteria

osteoporosis, untreated hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, advanced atherosclerosis, chilblains, hypothyroidism, blood disorders, cancer, hypersensitivity to cold, skin changes, depression and other mental illness, inflammation (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis), spine injuries (subluxation in intervertebral joints, spondylosis, spinal compression fractures, vertebral transverse process fractures), congenital and acquired disorders of statics of the spine (scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, sacralization of L5, lumblization of S1, spina bifida)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
low back pain using a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS),and Laitinen scale[baseline, post-intervention (immediately)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of life (QOL) using short form-36 questionnaire (SF-36)[baseline, post-intervention (immediately)]