chronic low back pain.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: "The intervention group": The intervention group members will receive Usual physiotherapy treatment plus group exercise therapy classes which are held by the physiotherapist twice a
Rehabilitation
"The intervention group": The intervention group members will receive Usual physiotherapy treatment plus group exercise therapy classes which are held by the physiotherapist twice a week. the walki
" Control group: the group which receive usual physiotherapy treatment includes TENS, Ultrasound, Hot pack, Laser and exercise for 6 weeks"
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research,Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients with mechanical chronic low back pain above 3 months? Male and female age between 18 to 65? Patients without spinsl surgery during last year Exclusion criteria: Duration of low back pain under 3 months? History of inflammatory systemic diseases such az Rheumatoid arthritis? History of severe spinal canal stenosis such as Spondylolisthesis and Fibromyalgia? History of cancers or recent radiotherapy and chemotherapy? Pregnancy? Cardiovascular disease? Severe psichiatric diseases? Surgery of spinal cord? Lumbar physiotherapy during recent 6 months? Illiterate patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Befor treatment and after first and second month of treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analog score.;Functional disability. Timepoint: Befor treatment and after first and second month of treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire.;Respiratory function. Timepoint: Befor treatment and after first and second month of treatment. Method of measurement: spirometry. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactArmin Sahba
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed