Adding cervical posture correction to lumbar stabilization exercises for mechanical low back pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; chronic mechanical low back pain

• Registration Number: PACTR201710002659137
• Lead Sponsor: faculty of physical therapy, cairo university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

¿CMLBP Patients with symptoms lasting longer than 3 months
¿Mild to moderate disability according to the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) (up to 40%)
¿The patients will be screened before inclusion in the study by measuring their lateral cervical radiographs for anterior head translation (AHT), and a distance of more than 15 mm was required to be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

¿Contracture or surgery affecting lumbar spine.
¿Current medical treatment or physical therapy for LBP.
¿Pathologies such as skin diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurological diseases, congenital diseases, fractures, dislocations, neoplasms, and infection.
¿Visual or auditory problems.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
rotational and translational segmental intervertebral movement