Comparison the efficacy of two manual therapy methods (postro-anterior & Mulligan sustained natural apophyseal glide) on low back pai
- Conditions
- ow Back Pain.Low back pain
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170117032020N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
age between 20 to 50
Low back pain for more than 12 weeks
Pain at center of lumbar region (with or without radiating to distal of buttock(s) region which intensify with forward flexion, but firs half flexion in painless
Pain is equal to or greater than three by VAS
Can understand the commands
willingness to participate in the study
Disorders like malignancy, hemorrhagic, wound, infection, sensory-motor deficits or any other pathology
Surgery or injection at lumbar region
Osteoporosis or history of fracture at lumbar or lower extremity
Any factor which prevents patient to lie prone (such as asthma or pacemaker) or limited range of motion in knee or ankle
Diabetes melitus
Any contraindication of mobilization
Sever mental disorder
Pregnancy
Spondylolisthesis and sacralization
Patient withdrawal of cooperation
Patient discomfort and intolerance
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Pressure threshold. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: By pressure algometer at 3 cm right to L4 vertebrae, L3-L4-S1 dermatome of right lower extremity and left mid-deltoid.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Forward flexion. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Inclinometery.;Backward extension. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Inclinometery.;Right and Left side bending. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry.;Right and left trunk rotation. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry.