None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of the this trial is to compare the outcomes and adverse events of two different physiotherapy treatment approaches for people with sub acute low back pain with or leg pain. A secondary aim is to determine the perspectives of participants on the manual therapy program utilised in the trial.
Interventions
Ten 30 minute sessions of physiotherapy over a 10-week period. This will involve a well defined manual therapy program, including mobilisation and or manipulation, and core lumbar stabilising exercises. These involve gentle contractions of the pelvic floor, lower abdomen and deep paraspinal muscles and will be taught in positions of side-lying, 4 point kneeling and standing. Treatment will take place twice weekly to begin with, then move to weekly and finally to fortnightly over the ten week per
Ten 30 minute sessions of physiotherapy over a 10-week period. This will involve a well defined manual therapy program, including mobilisation and or manipulation, and core lumbar stabilising exercises. These involve gentle contractions of the pelvic floor, lower abdomen and deep paraspinal muscles and will be taught in positions of side-lying, 4 point kneeling and standing. Treatment will take place twice weekly to begin with, then move to weekly and finally to fortnightly over the ten week period.
Sponsors
La Trobe University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Low back pain with or without leg pain that will respond to manual therapy, with a 6 week to 6 months duration. Able to understand and read English
Exclusion criteria
Disc herniation with radiculopathy, reducible discogenic pain or non reducible discogenic pain. Cause of symptoms due to serious pathology such as cauda equina syndrome or spinal tumour. Previous lumbar spine surgery. Compensable injury. Cauda equina syndrome of progressive lower limb weakness. Had injections into the back in the previous 6 weeks. active cancer. Inability to walk safely.
Outcome results
None listed