Postpartum Nonspecific Low Back Pain (NLBP)
Conditions
Interventions
ESWT group:Twice a week, with a 3-4 day interval, for 3 weeks. Treatment procedure: The patient lies prone, the pain area is identified and marked after a thorough physical examination, a coupling age
Exercise therapy group:Twice a week, 1 hour per session, for 3 weeks. The therapy includes abdominal breathing training, lumbar and hip muscle group training, and abdominal muscle group training.
Combined therapy group:ESWT + exercise therapy, twice a week, with a 3-4 day interval, for 3 weeks. Treatment procedure: ESWT is performed before exercise therapy, with the same method as described ab
Sponsors
Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18–45 years, with onset of symptoms between 1 month and 1 year postpartum; 2. No history of low back pain before or during pregnancy; 3. Pelvic floor muscle strength >= grade 2; 4. VAS score <= 6; 5. No previous treatment for the condition; 6. No psychiatric or cognitive disorders; 7. Signed informed consent and willingness to follow the study treatment protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Low back pain caused by tumors, spinal injury, fractures, osteoporosis, tuberculosis, rheumatic or immune diseases; 2. Presence of clear organic lesions such as disc herniation or lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain;Oswestry Disability Index (ODI); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lumbar spine range of motion (flexion, extension, side bending, and rotation angles);Muscle strength (ultrasonography measurement of multifidus thickness, transversus abdominis thickness, abdominal muscle separation distance, rectus abdominis thickness);Core muscle endurance (abdominal muscle endurance and lumbar muscle endurance tests); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJin Wang
Jiaxing University Affiliated Women and Children Hospital
Outcome results
None listed