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Effect of Mulligan Versus Maitland Mobilization on Lumbar Proprioception in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Registration Number
NCT06941220
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

this study will be conducted to compare between the effect of mulligan mobilization versus Maitland mobilization on pain ,function and lumbar proprioception in patients with chronic nonspecific low pain

Detailed Description

Low back pain (LBP) is considered as one of the most widespread musculoskeletal disorders, impacting over 80% of the world's population, resulting in work absence, medical consultation, a decline in quality of life, and financial burden. Lumbar repositioning error was high around 30° of trunk flexion in individuals with CLB. When lumbar proprioceptive deficiencies arise, the activation pattern of back muscles is disturbed, the mechanics of the spinal unit differs from that of a healthy spine, and the recurrence rate of LBP increases . CLBP is managed using various intervention modalities, including drug therapy and physical therapy approaches . Physical therapy modalities, such as manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, and biopsychosocial techniques, are used for treating LBP. Manual therapy is a common and suggested modality for treating CLBP that has strong evidence. It is employed in physical therapy practice, including Maitland mobilization and Mulligan mobilization. Mulligan mobilization as well as Maitland mobilization has significant effect on pain ,function disability and lumbar repositioning error. But there is gap about which is more beneficial. So we conduct this study to determine which technique is more beneficial for patients

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • They had interrupted or continuous LBP symptoms for more than 3 months
  • both gender
Exclusion Criteria
  • specific LBP
  • those who were pregnant
  • those with neurological problems

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
joint position error (lumbar proprioception)up to four weeks

joint position error will be measured by isokinetic. The lumbar Joint Position Error (JPE) Test is a measurement tool used to clinically assess an individual's lumbarcephalic proprioception ability. proprioception describes one's sense of position of their back in space. The lumbar JPE Test measures the ability of a blindfolded patient to accurately relocate their lumbar to a predetermined neutral point after lumbar joint movement.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain intensityup to four weeks

pain intensity will be measured by VAS. The VAS is a 10-cm horizontal line and has two ends-one end expresses no pain on the left side and the second end expresses maximal pain on the right side

Functional disabilityup to four weeks

The Arabic version of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was used to assess functional level. The ODI is a 10-item questionnaire, with each item answered using a 6-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 to 5. Pain severity, self-care, sitting, lifting, sleeping, walking, traveling, sexual life (if founded), and sociality are all items considered by the ODI.The point total from each section is summed, divided by the total points possible of all sections answered, and multiplied by 100 to create a percentage disability from 0-100%, with a lower percentage indicating less disability.

lumbar range of motionup to four weeks

range of motion will be measured by tape measurement

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