chronic mechanical low back pain. Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Ten sessions of physiotherapy including 30 minutes of electrotherapy using TENS acupuncture wave with a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 200 microseconds, 15
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sex: female Age: 30-60 years old Participants must be based on the Force Quebec Task classification in the chronic course. (At least 12 weeks have passed since the onset of symptoms.) VAS > 3 Navicular drop > 10 mm based on navicular drop test Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion must be less than 20 degrees and Metatarsophalyngeal (MTP) extension range of motion must be less than 65 degrees Females with BMI less than 30
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Past surgical history of trunk and lower extremity, malignancy, infection, pregnancy, systemic disorder like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis People who are currently using medical insoles People who underwent physiotherapy, massage therapy and manipulation a month before the study People with nervous system disorders and disc herniation with radicular pain. For example, if a person has persistent pain in the lower limbs, especially below the knee, and has a positive SLR and well-SLR test. All pathological disorders of the ankle and sole of the foot, such as acute ankle sprains in the last 6 weeks, ankle ankylosis, open sores on the feet and ankles
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain score on Visual analog scale. Timepoint: Measurement of pain is performed at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Disability score on Oswestry questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry questionnaire.;Measure lumbar flexion range of motion using a tape measure. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: tape measurement.;Measurement of the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion using a goniometer. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 4 weeks after the start of physiotherapy treatment. Method of measurement: Goniometer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNafiseh Ghanbari Riseh
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed