Low back pain. Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1/Experimental group: 30 patients received a complex individualized physical therapy (PT) program associated with hydro-therapy(HT) and electrotherapy (ET). Hydroth
2) Interferential current (IFC) in quadripolar mode, at 100 Hz frequency, for 10 min
3) Magnetic field therapy in continuous form (sedative effect), for 15 min. TENS and IFC were performed using the Chattanooga Intelect Neo combined de-vice. The magnetic field was delivered through a
Sponsors
Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
26 Years to 76 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 25-80?years of age low back pain for more than three months MRI confirmed diagnosis of lumbar disc protrusion (without dural compression) ability to perform a physical therapy program
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: indication for acute surgery previous surgery on the same lumbar spinal level sciatica presence of severe spinal pathology (spinal tumour, spinal fracture, spinal stenosis or radiculopathy, fibromyalgia, inflammatory and infectious spinal diseases) chronic use of pain killer drugs refusal to participate in the research neoplasms of any sort, severe comorbidities mental illness refusal to participate in the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and visual analogue scale (VAS).;Disability. Timepoint: before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). | — |
Countries
Romania
Contacts
Public ContactElena Sirbu
West University of Timisoara
Outcome results
None listed