sciatic pain resulting from disc herniation. Sciatica, unspecified side
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: treatment group (A) receive baseline treatment include moist hot packs for 10 minutes at lower back then apply mechanical traction for 10 minutes then do shockwave therapy at paraverte
Sponsors
The University of Faisalabad
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both males and females between the age of 30-45 years having low back pain patient with moderate to severe low back and buttock pain runs down to the leg and having positive straight leg raising test between the angle of 30 to 70 degree patients have numbness and weakness and feeling of pins and needles in affected leg and feet pain that worsen with movement chronic sciatic pain lasts for 1 to 3 months psychological stable patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: acute pain bilateral sciatica spinal fractures pregnancy previous history of any inflammatory disease presence of any implant epiphyseal plate in the area any malignant condition patients with fixed contractures in the lower limb patients having phobia with shockwaves
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Pain will be measured at the time of initial assessment, then after two weeks and after fourth week. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale consist of 0 to 10 numbering for measurement of pain intensity ask patients to select any number from 0 to 10. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability. Timepoint: Questioner will be used at the time of assessment then after two weeks and after fourth week. Method of measurement: The patient is instructed to put a mark next to each appropriate statement, at the beginning of treatment, a patient’s score was 12 and, at the conclusion of treatment, her score was 2 (10 points of improvement), we would calculate an 83% (10/12 x 100) improvement. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nazia Sarfraz; PT
The University of Faisalabad
Outcome results
None listed