Mechanical Low Back Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
investigate the effect of shock wave therapy versus mechanical traction on mechanical low back pain.
Detailed description
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common condition that causes tremendous health and socio-economic problems. CLBP is a widespread problem. About 70%-80% of adults in the general population are expected to suffer at least a low back pain episode at some time in their lives1. CLBP is the leading cause of absenteeism at work and creates restrictions on movements, lasting disabilities, and impaired quality of life. Non-specific low back pain is described as low back discomfort, which cannot be attributed to a distinct, known etiology (e.g., infection, tumors, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome, or cauda equina syndrome) 2. Non-specific low back pain is a mechanical musculoskeletal pain that has a symptom that varies according to the physical activity nature 3. The practice of sitting with a healthy posture and preventing a protracted-standing position can often prevent simple low back pain. However, many kinds of low back pain are addressed with therapies as numerous as the causes of low back pain. The most important treatments are therapeutic measures, such as bed rest, assistive aids, traction therapy, heat, electrical stimulation, and manual therapy are the first choice treatments4. If these methods fails, invasive therapy procedures like nerve roots blocks and epidural injections are employed, and operations are carried out when no reaction to other treatments has been seen or if the disease status is critical. New conservative therapies, including extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), have recently been embraced 5.
Interventions
DEVICEshock waves therapy
Group (A): 20 patients would undergo shock waves plus traditional physical therapy. One thousand shock waves (7 times per sec) were applied at 2.5 Hz at low energy flux densities of 0.01-0.16 mJ/mm2 using a 17 mm head 2-Group (B): 20 patients would undergo intermittent mechanical traction plus conventional physical therapy. Participants would undergo 30 minutes of mechanical traction (with 10-second pull and 5-second rest)
Sponsors
Merit University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age between (20 and 35 years) * all subjects suffered from mechanical low back pain
Exclusion criteria
* Rheumatoid arthritis or backbone pathologies, and past lumbar vertebrae surgery or cancer were reported
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain assessment | 1 hour | The quality and degree of subjective pain are evaluated. The scale comprises 4 subscales examining the sensory, affective, assessment, and other components of pain, pain-intensity responses, and a 5point scale (Present Pain Intensity) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) | 1 hour | is a reliable, valid tool for LBP dysfunction assessment. It is one of the more often used measures to evaluate LBP patients' functional state. The RMDQ comprises 24 elements in the LBP-adapted Sickness Impact Profile. The questionnaire was scored by summing the number of 'yes' ranged from 0 (no disability) to 24, were added to the questionnaire (severe disabilities) 12. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Back Range (BROM) | 1 hour | instrument is a reliable , objective approach for measuring LBR in all levels regardless of thoracic or hip movement |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAhmed Abd El Rahim, PHD
Backup ContactNadia abd el hakim, PHD
Outcome results
None listed