Condition 1: Sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction: Painful touching of the sacroiliac joint and the positive test of 3 or more of the 6 tests diagnoses sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction. Condition 2: Hip adductor muscles: include Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis, and Adductor Magnus. In this study, Adductor longus muscle is examined. Diagnosis of hip adductor disorder can be made by two imaging techniques, including ultrasound or MRI or clinical examination.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group A, in addition to the standard treatment of sacroiliac joint pain, hip adductor muscles will be released. Duration of treatment: 4 sessions by the therapist (
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People with low back pain less than 3 months Diagnosis of sacroiliac joint disorder (3 or more positive test) Equal true and functional length of lower limb (functional length: distance between umbilicus to distal of medial ankle, true length: distance between anterior superior iliac spine to distal of medial ankle) No history of severe trauma to the spine, pelvis, lower limbs, abdomen and chest during the last 12 months No history of spine, pelvic, lower limb, abdomen and chest surgery during the last 12 months Absence of localized lesion of the spine including tumor, infection and fracture Absence of known congenital pelvic and spinal disorders that restrict movement or impair examination Absence of known systemic arthropathy Absence of neuropathy Absence of metabolic disorders Absence of symptoms or evidence of radiculopathy Absence of pregnancy No history of receiving any treatment for sacroiliac joint pain in the last 3 months Women should not be in the first six months after delivery Women should not be post menopausal
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any musculoskeletal disorder of the lower extremities that interferes with movement or examination
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sacroiliac joint pain. Timepoint: Before starting treatment, at the beginning of each treatment session, at the end of 4 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: The patient is asked and recorded as 0 (painless) to 10 (worst possible pain) by the visual analog scale (VAS).;Sacroiliac joint tenderness. Timepoint: Before starting treatment, at the beginning of each treatment session, at the end of 4 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Touch the sacroiliac joint to check for tenderness. Recording of tenderness information by a specialist doctor is done as follows: 1- No pain 2- Mild tenderness (causing pain with deep touch) 3- Moderate tenderness (causing pain with superficial touch) 4- Severe tenderness (severe reaction of the patient with superficial touch). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before starting treatment, at the end of 4 sessions of treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry questionnaire.;Adductor muscle tenderness. Timepoint: Before starting treatment, at the beginning of each treatment session, at the end of 4 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Touch the junction of the adductor longus muscle to check for tenderness. Tenderness is recorded by a sports medicine specialist as 1- painless 2- mild tenderness (causing pain with deep touch) 3- moderate tenderness (causing pain with superficial touch) 4- severe tenderness (severe reaction of the patient with superficial touch).;Stiffness of adductor muscles. Timepoint: Before starting treatment, at the beginning of each treatment session, at the end of 4 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Touch the length of the adductor longus muscle to check muscle stiffness. Stiffness is recorded by a sports medicine specialist in the form of 1- usual consistency 2- touch of stiffness 3- clear protrusion. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSeyedeh Sara Shams
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed