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Effect of backward walking on pain, flexibility,endurance and balance in college level athletes suffering from mechanical low back pain.

Effect of retrowalking on pain, range of motion, muscle fatigability and balance in collegiate athletes with mechanical low back pain.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/06/019613
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-06-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M998- Other biomechanical lesions

Interventions

Intervention1: Retrowalking plus Conventional exercises: Backward walking on a treadmill at self paced speed for 15 minutes for 3 days per week for 4 weeks plus the conventional exercises for low back

Sponsors

Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation sciences Jamia Millia Islamia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Collegiate athletes with mechanical low back pain, gender: male/ female, age: 18 â?? 30 years, no radicular symptoms such as radiating pain below knee, loss of sensation, low back pain duration :

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recent trauma leading to body pain and postural deformities, any previous surgery leading to body pain and postural deformities, Congenital Postural Deformities, Subjects with T.B. or any malignancy or major illness affecting musculoskeletal system, Systemic inflammatory disorders, Current pregnancy, Symptoms of nerve root compression (i.e., pain distal to the knee), Spondylolisthesis, Spinal stenosis, Inflammatory disease and cancer, Metabolic or vascular disease with a neurological component such as diabetes or atherosclerosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain Flexion range of motion of the lower back Muscle fatigability BalanceTimepoint: Before the starting of the intervention (baseline) and after the completion of 4 weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSumbul Ansari

Jamia Millia Islamia

mraza1@jmi.ac.in9212156165

Outcome results

None listed

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