Effect of Yoga Exercises on Spinal Flexibility, Pain and Functional Disability in Women with Chronic Lumbar Disk Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 2

Conditions: Chronic Lumbar Disk Herniation.
Lumbar and Other Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy
M51.1+

Registration Number: IRCT201109181675N7

Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for Research of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Radicular LBP for a period of at least 3 months; Participants aged over 18 and less than 80 years old; Appropriateness of exercise in accordance with clinical assessment; Patients who have not been contraindicated from doing exercise based on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire; and Patients diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation by specialist and radiography.
Exclusion criteria: Patients suspected or confirmed for serious spinal pathology; Suspected or confirmed for pregnancy; Spinal column surgery; Insufficient treatment; Using other therapeutic modalities during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Back pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory II Questionnaire.;Angle of lumbar lordosis. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Flexible ruler.;Range of lumbar flexion. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Schober test.;Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: The Oswestry Disability Index.

Secondary Outcome Measures