Low Back Pain. Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Personal and informed consent of the individual to participate in the research project Presence of chronic low back pain (history of more than three months of pain) Age range between 20 and 70 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The presence of paresthesia and radicular pain and any specific pathology such as nerve root inflammation, spinal canal stenosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, vertebral fracture (clinical examination by a neurosurgeon to rule out any pathology) Non-mechanical back pain (wakes the patient up at night or causes pain and dryness in the morning) Fever, sweating and unexplained weight loss in the last few months Long-term corticosteroid therapy The symptoms of horse tail syndrome include numbness and weakness of both legs, pain in the anus, numbness of the perineum, paralysis of the sphincters.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and one week after the intervention. Method of measurement: VAS questionnaire.;Degree of disability. Timepoint: Before and one week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Roland Morris questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of diclofenac tablets taken. Timepoint: One week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Counting and averaging the number of pills taken daily. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences