Validity of palpatory techniques for locating the spinousus process L5
- Conditions
- Patients with low back pain
- Registration Number
- DRKS00003080
- Lead Sponsor
- Studiengangsleiter Fachbereich Medizin/Physiotherapie, Philipps-Universität Marburg,
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
non-urgent standard X-ray referrals
- willing th join the study
- able to understand the german language spoken and written
Exclusion Criteria
- abnormal lumbosacral junction
- surgery in the area of palpation
- when pain or motion restriction inhibit the palpation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome is the assessment of the X-rays in with the radiopaque marker, assigned to the particular technic, show to be in the area of L5 or not. This evaluation will be done by two orthopaedics independent from each other at the end of the examinations.This will be after the examination of all participants.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method