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Effect of Muscle Energy Technique With Strain-Counter Strain Technique and Without Strain-Counter Strain Technique in Low Back Pain.

Effect of Muscle Energy Technique With and Without Strain-Counter Strain Technique in Acute Low Back Pain- A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/06/004678
Enrollment
50
Registered
2014-06-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Acute Low Back Pain Non Radiating or Radiating up to Knee. Health Condition 2: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy Health Condition 3: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy Health Condition 4: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy Health Condition 5: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle Energy Technique: Muscle Energy Techniques are a class of soft tissue osteopathic methods that incorporate precisely directed and controlled, subject initiated, isometric contrac

Sponsors

Manipal University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Symptom duration � 6 weeks 2. Age 18-65 years old 3. Initial ODI score of 20-60% 4. Radiating symptoms up to the knee 5. Lumbar hypo mobility found in MET structural diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of spinal surgery 2. Spondylolisthesis 3. Lumbar hyper mobility 4. Spinal structural deformity 5. Piriformis and SI joint dysfunction.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 2. Lumbar range of motion 3. Oswestry Disability IndexTimepoint: Assessment of ODI, Pain and ROM will be done pre-treatment on day-1 & immediately post treatment on day-1 and day-2.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Functional abilities and ADL.Timepoint: Assessment of functional abilities and ADL will be odne on pre-treatment on day-1 and on day-2 post treatment.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVivekbhai Patel

Kasturba Medical College

charu_mak@hotmail.com9986024551

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026