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The effect of reflexology and stretching exercises on back pain.

The effect of eight-weeks of reflexology and stretching exercises on ground reaction and electrical activity of lower limb muscles during walking in people with back pain.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190302042881N5
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-03-29
Start date
2024-04-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Healthy students.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Reflexology massage and stretching exercises including: exercise program for 8 weeks and three sessions per week and each session for 15 minutes including warming u

Sponsors

Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All people who have had back pain for more than three months All people who do not have serious problems such as back disc

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People who have a history of back surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Components of ground reaction force. Timepoint: Pre-test before training and post-test eight weeks after training. Method of measurement: Ground reaction force variables using the force plane device.;Electrical activity of muscles. Timepoint: Pre-test before training and post-test eight weeks after training. Method of measurement: The electrical activity of the muscles was measured by an Electromyography device.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohsen Barghamadi

Mohaghegh Ardabili University

barghamadi@uma.ac.ir+98 45 3150 5652

Outcome results

None listed

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