Low back pain. Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The treatment in the main group is as follows: The patient lies prone with body oil applied from the 12th thoracic vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The therap
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chronic non-specific low back pain lasting for a minimum of 3 months The pain intensity is rated between 3 and 6 on the visual analog scale The body mass index falls between 19 and 23. No restrictions for therapeutic exercise and electrotherapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The presence of comorbidities such as diabetes and cardiovascular problems. The presence of spinal column deviations, such as scoliosis, is observed. Signs of serious pathology of the spine (eg, fractures, inflammatory diseases, infection or tumours). Consecutive absence of more than three sessions. Patients' dissatisfaction with their participation in the study Receiving physiotherapy, analgesics, and therapeutic procedures during the past 4 weeks. Individuals who have been treated with cupping in the past. Neurological, vestibular, visual or auditory deficits.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Intensity: It is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that occurs with real or potential tissue damage or is expressed as such damage. Therefore, pain is more than a signal for tissue damage. Timepoint: At the start of the study, at the end of the study (session 10), and two weeks post-study completion. Method of measurement: Numeric pain rating scale.;Functional Disability: The effects and consequences of chronic or acute conditions are said to affect various body systems and cause limitation or lack of people's ability to perform basic and functional activities, such as standing, sitting, dressing and walking in a natural range. Timepoint: At the start of the study, at the end of the study (session 10), and two weeks post-study completion. Method of measurement: In this research the Persian version of the Oswestry Questionnaire is used to evaluate the level of functional disability of the patients. The total score of the items of this scale is considered as the functional disability level of the people, which is zero without disability and 100 as maximum disability. This questionnaire has ten parts, each part has six sub-parts, which are graded from 0 to 5. The individual's disability score is calculated by multiplying the total points obtained by 2 and then dividing by 100 and is displayed as a percentage. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life: Quality of life is the perception of each person of their health status and the degree of satisfaction with this situation. Timepoint: At the start of the study, at the end of the study (session 10), and two weeks post-study completion. Method of measurement: Persian version of the 36-item SF-36 questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammadreza Pourahmadi
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed