Study of the use of LASER and Led light and exercises in Herniated Lumbar DiscStudy of the Efficacy of Laser, Led and Exercises Herniated Lumbar Disc
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- M54.1M51.2Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Radiculopathy,Low Back Pain.C10.597.617.232.400
- Registration Number
- RBR-8v5s6s
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Estadual do Piauí
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with HDL of L4,L5 and L5,S1 spaces with radiculopathy; patients referred by a neurosurgeon, neurologist, orthopedist and rheumatologist; compatibility between the MRI image and clinical symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria
Presence of low back pain without radicular manifestation; patients undergoing any surgery in the lumbar spine; pregnancy; fracture or tumor in the lumbar spine; history of collagen disorder; history of neoplasic disease; patients with disc herniation in the spaces L2,L3 and L3,L4; individuals with pacemaker or with skin diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Significant reduction in lumbar and radicular pain scores measured by at least 20% less pain in a visual analoge scale of pain in the experimental group treated with 904 nm GaAs laser, positioning and flexion exercises when compared to the other groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Significant improvement of trunk mobility in 20 degrees, measured by an universal goniometer, in the experimental group treated with 904 nm GaAs laser, positioning and flexion exercises when compared to the other groups.<br><br><br>;Significant improvement of functional capacity, measured by a minimal reduction of 40% in the Oswestry Disability Index, in the experimental group treated with 904 nm GaAs laser, positioning and flexion exercises when compared to the other groups.<br>