Efficacy of Postural Restoration exercises on patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

Efficacy of Postural Restoration exercises on pain, ROM and disability of the patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20201230049883N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-18

Start date

2019-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

Chronic non-specific low back pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Postural restoration exercises. Intervention 2: Control group: Routine physiotherapy exercises for low back pain.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with pelvic malalignment determined by Ober`s test Patients with chronic low back pain who has lasted at least 3 months Patients who don`t have specific pathology causing low back pain like tumors, fractures, infection, spondylolisthesis, canal stenosis Patients who don`t have previous surgery BMI less than 30 Patients who don`t have neurologic sign and symptoms like radicular pain or numbness in lower extremities Patients who are not drug addicted Patients who are not suffering from mental disorders Patients who are not pregnant Patients who don`t have neurological disease like MS or CVA Patients who don`t have rheumatologic disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability of the patients to learn the exercises Bilateral positive Ober`s test Using pain killers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Hip internal and external ROM. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Standard goniometer.;Hip abduction and adduction ROM. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Inclinometer.;Score of disability in Oswestry disability questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Oswestry disability questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Hip internal and external ROM. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Standard goniometer.;Hip abduction and adduction ROM. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Inclinometer.;Score of disability in Oswestry disability questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Oswestry disability questionnaire.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Shoulder internal and external rotation ROM. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 days later. Method of measurement: Standard Goniometer.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehran Fathizadeh

University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

M3hran.fathi@gmail.com+98 21 6609 8062

Outcome results

None listed

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