Chronic non-specific low back pain. Dorsalgia, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: dynamic thoracic stabilization exercise, eighteen training sessions during 6 consecutive weeks, three times per week, 30 or 40 minutes per session including: Twenty
Sponsors
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Nonspecific LBP for a period of at least 3 months; women aged over 18 and less than 55 years old; no history of musculoskeletal disorders in hip and lower extremities; no history of radicular pain, spinal stenosis, any neurologic sign, systemic infection, cardiovascular and balance disorders, severe deformity of musculoskeletal injury to the leg or medication one week before the test session; not pregnant; no history of diabetes, respiratory disorders, spinal surgery, nerve root pain, severe spinal deformity or disease; no history of metabolic, systemic, inflammatory diseases, arthritis and malignancies.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who were absent more than three consecutive sessions of treatment; patients who doing exercises aggravated their pain; receiving or doing other therapies during the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Trunk muscles activity. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Electromyography.;Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Functional disability. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestery scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome. Timepoint: no secondary outcome. Method of measurement: no secondary outcome. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAsghar Akbari
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed