Acute Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention:Heat Therapy
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i. Eligible participants should be older than 18 and are Hong Kong residents; ii. Patient who suffered from back pain with less than 4-week duration before presenting to the AED; iii. They were admitted to EMW after 5pm (after the service hour of physiotherapy) and waiting for physiotherapy next day; iv. They should be able to read, understand and communicate in Chinese (Cantonese); v. Signed informed consent after explanation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i. Patients who presented to AED with back pain more than 4 weeks; ii. Patients who suffered from unstable spine, obvious orthopedic problems or lower limb weakness are being diagnosed by emergency physicians; iii. Patients who have previous spinal surgery, structural damage or gross structural defect of the spine; iv. Patients who have history of chronic LBP or LBP due to specific underlying pathology such as infection, tumor, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture, inflammation, or musculoskeletal disease; v. Patients who were under the influence of alcohol or drug intoxication before admission to EMW; vi. Patients who were confused and mentally incapacitated; vii. Involvement in other experimental studies as other study treatments they received would affect the score on chosen instruments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain;Anxiety;Satisfaction; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYau Ching Ying
Outcome results
None listed