Efficacy of Adding Low Level Laser Therapy to Postural Correction Exercises on Postnatal Sacroiliac Joint Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- pain pressure threshold
研究概览
简要总结
the purpose of the study will be to to examine the effect of low level laser therapy on pain and function disability in postnatal women with sacroiliac joint pain.
详细描述
Women are more susceptible to sacroiliac joint pain than men because the physiological changes associated with childbearing (e.g. pregnancy associated with weight gain, exaggerated lumber lordosis, hormone-induced ligamentous laxity and the mechanical trauma associated with childbirth) may result in sacroiliac joint pathology .
Low level laser is effective for treatment of various musculoskeletal pain disorders. It releases local neurotransmitters such as serotonin and endorphins. Additionally, the analgesic effect of LLLT is thought to be related to its anti-inflammatory action. Laser irradiations also relieve pain by alleviating and removing swelling and by increasing oxygenation of the tissues, thus results in reduction of the pain .
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Post natal women suffering from sacroiliac joint pain for at least 3 months.
- •They should have moderate to severe pain in the sacroiliac joint region (visual analogue scale ≥ 4).
- •They should have positive findings in at least three of five provocation sacroiliac joint tests (i.e., Patrick's sign, Gaenslen test, compression test, thigh thrust test and distraction test).
- •Their age will range from 25 to 40 years old.
- •Their Body mass index (BMI) will be ranged from 25 to 30 Kg /m
- •They should not have any musculoskeletal disorders.
排除标准
- •Lumber or hip joint pathology.
- •Acute pelvic bacterial or viral infections or tumour.
- •Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or hormonal treatments.
- •Having positive straight leg raising test.
结局指标
主要结局
pain pressure threshold
时间窗: up to 2 months
pressure algometer will be used to assess pain pressure threshold for both groups before and at the end of the study
pain intensity
时间窗: up to 2 months
The pain intensity will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS) for both groups before and after the end of treatment program. Each woman will be asked to mark a point on the line between the extremes that related to her pain intensity.
次要结局
- functional disability(up to 2 months)
研究者
manal ahmed el-shafei mohamed
lecturer of physical therapy for women's health
Cairo University