spinal canal stenosis. Spinal stenosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention includes an educational and treatment package containing training on how to sit and sleep properly, giving information about adapting to pain, teac
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age over 45 years Having a clinical history with diagnostic imaging evidence (CT or MRI) indicating lumbar spinal canal stenosis Decreased walking ability associated with lumbar spinal canal stenosis Ability to refer to receive a treatment plan Ability to do low-intensity exercise Ability to walk up to twenty meters without the need for assistive devices No history of cancer, high weight loss in recent months No history of neurogenic disease such as stroke, cervical myelopathy or neurodegenerative disease including Parkinson's disease in addition to lumbar spinal canal stenosis that affects walking Willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Symptoms of cauda equina, such as saddle anesthesia Incidence of neurogenic disease such as stroke, cervical myelopathy or neurodegenerative disease including Parkinson's disease that affects a person's gait. Dangerous symptoms such as fever, nocturnal pain, lack of urinary and fecal control, progressive movement disorder in the lower extremities Surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis or lumbar spine fusion is performed during the study after collecting the required initial information.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain is a quantitative variable measured by the Visual Analogue Scale. Timepoint: Variable measurement at the beginning of the study before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ability to perform daily activities. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactmehran yousefi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed