Exercises targeted at the hip to improve non-specific low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: chronic and recurrent non specific low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Reduced hip rotation range of movement

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001256864
• Lead Sponsor: Sara Winter

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for this study were people with non-specific chronic or recurrent low back pain with reduced hip rotation range of movement. Chronic low back pain was defined as symptoms present on greater than half the days in a 12-month period, occurring in a single or in a multiple episodes (Von Korff, 1994). Recurrent low back pain was defined as symptoms present on less than half of the days in a 12-month period, occurring in multiple episodes over the year (Von Korff, 1994).

Hip rotation range of movement was measured passively in prone using a standard goniometer.
Passive rotation range of movement was assessed to eliminate lumbopelvic movement that may occur with active hip rotation (Gombatto, Collins, Sahrmann, Engsberg, & Van Dillen, 2006). Reduced hip rotation range of movement was either reduced internal rotation or external rotation (<30º) (Burns, et al., 2011).

Exclusion Criteria

People were excluded if they reported a history of spinal infections, spinal surgery, rheumatologic disorders, marked spinal deformity, lower extremity impairment, osteoporosis, severe neurological involvement, cancer, or were currently pregnant.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified