Effect of exercises to reduce pain extending from low back to lower legs

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/06/025904
• Lead Sponsor: Department of physiotherapy ks hegde hospital derlakatte mangalore

Brief Summary

A combination of neural mobilization and static hamstring stretch on pain in lumbar radiculopathy is unclear. This study is to determine the combined effect of neural mobilization and static hamstring stretch on pain, disability, and flexibility in lumbar radiculopathy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 2020-05-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Lumbar radiculopathy patients are included with acute, subacute pain diagnosed by Orthopedician 2.VAS with 4 to 8 cm 3.
• Straight leg raise test– positive (30- 70 degrees) 4.
• Knee extension angle > 20 degrees.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Infectious diseases 2.Spinal Cord injury 3.
• Obsessed patients 4.
• Osteoporosis 5.
• Pregnancy 6.
• Post-Operative surgery of the spine 7.
• Hamstring injury or surgery 8.
• Trauma/whiplash injury 9.Subjects with cognitive issues 10.
• Spinal pathological conditions like scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, spinal tumors, spina bifida 11.
• Patients with chronic pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analog scale	six days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Active knee extension test	Six days
Oswestry disability index	Six days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Justice k.s hegde charitable hospital, mangalore; 🇮🇳 Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Justice k.s hegde charitable hospital, mangalore

🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Pallavaram Aishwaryarani

Principal investigator

8019207845

aishwaryarani31@gmail.com