Effects of two techniques on myfacial trigger point in non-specefic low back pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Diagnosed cases of nonspecific Low back pain with trigger points in quadratus lumborum muscle
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/03/007991
- Lead Sponsor
- Manipal university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
1. Acute low back pain within 4 weeks from the onset of pain.
2. Patients with quadratus lumborum trigger point.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with neurological signs (i.e. positive neurological tests, muscle
weakness, paresthesia and abnormal reflexes)
2. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia in the spinal cord
intervertebral disc, and other diseases including systemic pain.
3. Pregnant subjects.
4. Patients with Red flags.
5. Patients with psychiatric disorders.
6. Patients with severe osteoporosis
7. Patients with waist hip ratio men > 0.90 and women >0.85
8. Patient who is receiving treatment such as massage, acupuncture, nerve
block and physiotherapy for their back pain.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umerical Pain Rating Scale(NPRS) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: NPRS and PPT values before Treatment <br/ ><br>NPRS and PPT values 3rd day after Treatment <br/ ><br>NPRS and PPT values 6th day after Treatment <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain pressure threshold (PPT)Timepoint: PPT values before Treatment <br/ ><br>PPT values 3rd day after Treatment <br/ ><br>PPT values 6th day after Treatment