low back pain. Loin pain Low back strain Lumbago NOS
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Patients in the experimental group will be prescribed a non-extensible lumbosacral orthosis for 4 weeks, and during the whole day, with the exception of bedroom and bathroom activities
Treatment - Other
Patients in the experimental group will be prescribed a non-extensible lumbosacral orthosis for 4 weeks, and during the whole day, with the exception of bedroom and bathroom activities. Moreover they
Patients in the control group will receive 8 physical treatment sessions for a period of 4 weeks (twice a week). Common physiotherapy modalities will comprise of moist heat, ultrasound, TENS, postu
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 20 and 55 years; experience of back pain for at least for 12 months serious enough to require medical attention or absence from work; at least 1 episode of LBP in the last 6 month or pain with semicontinuous nature; no history of red flags; 2= VAS =7; ODI > 6. Exclusion criteria: history of vestibular disorder; neurological or sensory disorders; cardiac and respiratory disease; previous spinal surgery; serious neck problems; spinal structural deformity; uncorrected vision impairement; vestibular disorder; pregnancy; diabetes; unequal length > 1 cm; osteoarthritis of hip and knee; alcohol or drug use affecting balance or influencing central nervous system (within 24 h before testing).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation dimension. Timepoint: before & after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate data.;Lyapunov exponent. Timepoint: Before & after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate data.;Sample entropy. Timepoint: Before & after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Forceplate data.;% determinism & Shannon entropy. Timepoint: before & after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate data.;Phase plane portriate. Timepoint: before & after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: force plate data.;Mean total velocity and standard deviation of velocity. Timepoint: before & after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate data. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before and after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Disability. Timepoint: Before and after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry disability index.;Fear of avoidance. Timepoint: Before and after 4 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Tampa scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Azadinia
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed