Lumbar Strain
Conditions
Keywords
Physiotherapy, low back pain, Chinese medicine, Yoga
Brief summary
This study aims to verify the significance of the inclusion of procedures of a comprehensive therapeutic approach according to Eastern techniques to classical physiotherapy and to find out whether these Eastern techniques can contribute to the enrichment of standard physiotherapy. According to TCM and Ayurveda, another goal is to develop appropriate regimen measures to create a yoga regimen suitable for patients who have renal and bladder dysfunction according to TCM and whose main common symptom is chronic non-specific low back pain. The study is based upon comparing a four-week physiotherapy program according to the physician's indication and a physiotherapy program enriched with compiled regimen measures and yoga exercises in selected probands.
Detailed description
Two groups of probands were used - an experimental and control group. There were 6 probands in each group. The four-week therapy effect, which took place twice a week for 60 minutes, was compared. The control group received physiotherapy, as indicated by the physician. According to TCM and Ayurveda, the experimental group underwent physiotherapy as indicated by a doctor enriched with yoga exercises and regime measures. It was asked to perform yoga exercises daily at home. The therapy's effect was evaluated using the Short-form-36 Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQoL), the VAS scale of pain intensity, the number of responses in the anamnestic questionnaire the author compiled the kinesiological analysis.
Interventions
OTHERadditional therapy
Using conventional physiotherapy together with additional yoga exercising and regimen restriction acc to TCM.
OTHERconventional physiotherapy
Using conventional physiotherapy only.
Sponsors
Charles University, Czech Republic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
26 Years to 54 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* More than half of the answers in the anamnestic questionnaire (n ≥ 14) * More than half of the answers in the kinesiological analysis (n ≥ 7) * Lower back pain lasting longer than 12 weeks * Degree of pain ≥ 3 on a visual analog scale
Exclusion criteria
* Neurological or other structural cause of lower back or other pain key symptoms * Serious systemic diseases (DM, heart or cancer) * Contraindications to movements of the spine and other root joints of the body in full scope * Pregnancy * Simultaneous completion of another physiotherapeutic intervention, yoga exercise or treatment according to TCM * Use of analgesics, antiphlogistics or muscle relaxants during therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| level of quality of life | 50 minutes | using Short Form 36 questionnaire, minimum 100 points, less score is the sign of better quality of life, maximum = 900 points = the worst quality of life |
| intensity of pain | 2 minutes | visual analog scale 0-10, 0=the best and without pain, 10=the worst pain. |
Countries
Czechia
Outcome results
None listed