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Treatment of chronic low back pain using a method of manual therapy and dry needlling

To compare two method of manual therapy; Manipulation and Dry Needling in treatment of non-specific low back pain in athlete

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017090224149N37
Enrollment
30
Registered
2017-09-21
Start date
2017-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Non specific chronic low back pain. Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure , Other specified soft tissue disorders , Other disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention 1: The control group will receive a manipulation treatment for one week during 3 sessions of treatment. Intervention 2: The intervention group will receive dry needle treatment for one we
Rehabilitation
Treatment - Drugs
The control group will receive a manipulation treatment for one week during 3 sessions of treatment.
The intervention group will receive dry needle treatment for one week in 3 sessions in addition to the control group.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 32 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The age range is between 18-32 ;Athletes with last three times a week exersice, every time two hours ;The pain based on the Vas scale is not less than 3 in excess of 6 ;Functional disability based on the Oswestry scale is less than 20 at most 40 ;non-specific chronic low back pain ;The tender points with or without bundles in at least three of the five muscles studied exclusion criteria:Patient dissatisfaction ;Additional therapies apart from treatment specified in the study ;Patients who include one of the cases of contraindication of interventions, such as recent infections, cancer, anticoagulants, lymphademas, etc. ;Patients who have had surgery for the last six months ;Patients who cancel for any reason during treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional disability. Timepoint: Before the intervention ,immediately after the first session of treatment , the end of the third session of treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry scale.;Pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the first session of treatment - the end of the third session of treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-. Timepoint: -. Method of measurement: -.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIman faghihzadeh Gorji

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iman_faghih_gorji@yahoo.com00

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026