None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: usual general practitioner (GP) care as advocated by the NHMRC guideline for the management of acute musculoskeletal pain. In addition, participants will be referred to physiotherapy to receive up to 7 treatment sessions based on the McKenzie Method.
Sponsors
The University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Pain extending in an area between the 12th rib and the buttock crease with or without leg pain; pain duration >24 hours < 6 weeks; eligibility to be referred to private physiotherapy practice.
Exclusion criteria
Clear neurological signs; known or suspected serious spinal pathology; spinal surgery within the preceding 6 months; pregnancy; severe cardiovascular or metabolic disease; inability to read English.
Outcome results
None listed