discopathy low back pain. Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Participants in experimental group received standard physiotherapy for 10 sessions every other day and dry needling for 5 sessions. Standard physiotherapy included thermal modality, TE
Rehabilitation
Participants in experimental group received standard physiotherapy for 10 sessions every other day and dry needling for 5 sessions. Standard physiotherapy included thermal modality, TENS (Acupuncture
Subjects in control group received standard physiotherapy for 10 sessions every other day. Standard physiotherapy included thermal modality, TENS (Acupuncture like: Frequency = 1-4Hz, Duration= 250 ms
Sponsors
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
74 Years to 44 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria :( age between 20 and 50 years old ? radiating pain at one or both legs ? abnormal electromyographyfinding) exclusion: ( they had coagulation disorder or they were under anticoagulant therapy for any reason (due to high risk of hemorrhage following needling) ; if they suffered from psychologic disorders (due to unreliable pain report during the study) ; Subjects with needle phobia ; tumor and infection in lumbar region ; acute or chronic radiating LBP due to fracture or instability ; contraindications of dry needling )
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Radiating pain. Timepoint: at baseline (in the first intervention session), in the last intervention session and two months after the last intervention session (follow up). Method of measurement: visual analog scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional disability. Timepoint: at baseline (in the first intervention session), in the last intervention session and two months after the last intervention session (follow up). Method of measurement: Oswestry functional disability questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr Abdolkarim Karimi
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed