lumbar discopathy
Conditions
Interventions
two treatment groups:KEOMT-C versus KEOMT-K protocol
Sponsors
Holycross College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
30 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: minimum age of 30 years, men diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan on the lumbar disc disease, pain associated with disc disease (failure of the intervertebral disc and herniated of disc), pain radiating to the extremities associated with compression and irritation of the nerve roots (inflammation of the nerve roots).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: osteoporosis, untreated hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, advanced atherosclerosis, chilblains, hypothyroidism, blood disorders, cancer, hypersensitivity to cold, skin changes, depression and other mental illness, inflammation (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis), spine injuries (subluxation in intervertebral joints, spondylosis, spinal compression fractures, vertebral transverse process fractures), congenital and acquired disorders of statics of the spine (scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, sacralization of L5, lumblization of S1, spina bifida).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| low back pain using a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS),and Laitinen scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life (QOL) using short form-36 questionnaire (SF-36); | — |
Countries
Poland
Contacts
Public ContactWojciech Kobza
12, Nadbrzezna Str., Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Outcome results
None listed