Chronic Non Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
positional release, cognitive behavioral therapy
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare between the effect of positional release technique and cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with chronic non specific low back pain. The main question aims to answer :Is there any differences of using positional release techniques versus cognitive behavioral therapy on patients with chronic low back pain?
Detailed description
Design of the study : Pretest-posttest randomized controlled trial. Subjects selection : sixty patients their age between 25-45 years of both genders with chronic non specific low back pain will participate in this study according tosample size calculation.
Interventions
positional release techniques in addition to conventional therapy two sessions per week for 6 weeks
cognitive behavioral therapy in addition to conventional therapy two sessions per week for 6 weeks
conventional therapy two sessions for 6 weeks
Sponsors
Study design
Masking description
double
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* All patients will be clinically diagnosed with chronic non specific low back pain . * Their ages will range from 20to40years old. * body mass index will range from 18 to 30 kg/cm². * Cognitive score will be 23 or above . * Voluntary acceptance of participation in this study.
Exclusion criteria
* Lumbar canal stenosis * Lumbar discogenic lesions * Lumbar infections,tumors.arthiritis * Patients with decreased range of motion due to congenital anamolies. * Cognitive and emotional disturbances
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pressure algometer | pre intervention and immediately after intervention | change in pain pressure threshold .with unit of measurement kg/cm2 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the arabic version of oswestry disability questionnaire | pre intervention and immediately after intervention | the patients choose one out of six senteces 10 multiple choise questions for back pain higher scores indicate great pain |
Countries
Egypt