Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Conditions
Keywords
Mechanical LBP, Mobilization, Postpartum
Brief summary
The study was conducted to the following purposes 1. To investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization on muscle activity in postpartum mechanical low back pain. 2. To investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization on pain intensity in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients. 3. To investigate the effect lumbar mobilization on functional disability in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients. 4. To compare between the effects of lumbar mobilization, tactile stimulation (placebo treatment) and traditional treatment in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients.
Detailed description
all participants divided randomly into three groups, Group A (Study group) received PA lumbar mobilization plus traditional treatment which consisted of Ultrasonic and Infra-red. Group B (Placebo group) received placebo mobilization plus traditional treatment. Group C (Control group) received traditional treatment only
Interventions
PROCEDUREmobilization (manual therapy)
mobilization is one of the manual therapy or treatments with the application of a gentle oscillatory passive movement to the spinal region specifically at the level of L3 in this study at the posterio-anterior direction.
PROCEDUREPlacebo mobilization
placebo mobilization is a tactile stimulation at the same level L3 without application of any force.
DEVICEUltrasound and infrared devices
ultrasound and infrared are the traditional treatment for low back pain , they are electrical modalities used in the field of physiotherapy to decrease the inflammation and the pain in musculoskeletal systems
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
25 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Females with LBP lasting more than 3 months since their delivery * their age range 25-35 years old with body mass index (BMI) less than 30kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
* medical conditions that don't allow the subject to lie prone comfortably as, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, abdominal hernia, severe respiratory diseases, as well as problems in the back e.g. previous low back surgery, spinal malignancy. In addition to known rheumatic joint disease, and upper or lower motor neuron lesion that affects lower limbs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | after 4 weeks from starting the intervention | each case assessed two times pre- post intervention, intervention was lasted for 4 weeks |
| functional disability | after 4 weeks from starting the intervention | each case assessed two times pre-post intervention, intervention lasted for 4 weeks |
| back muscle activity | after 4 weeks from starting the intervention | each case assessed two time pre- post intervention, intervention lasted for 4 weeks |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed