Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
hyperkyphosis, Cobb's angle
Brief summary
This study was conducted on forty male patients (15 in the control group and 25 in the study group)) with low back pain hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine, ages ranged from 20 - 40 years old. The visual analogue scale, the Oswestry disability questionnaire, and Cobb's angle was assessed for all patients before any intervention and two months post-intervention.
Detailed description
This study was conducted on 40 male patients aged 20 to 40 suffering from LBP. Patients were included in the study if they had hyperkyphosis with an X-ray cobb's angle greater than 40 degrees. The visual analogue scale (VAS), the Oswestry disability questionnaire (ODI), and Cobb's angle were assessed for all patients before and one month post-intervention. Patients who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in this study were randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Group 1 (the control group) received the usual care for the lumbar spine which includes TENS, ultrasound, and myofascial release for the lumbar spine in addition to a core program including bridge, half bridge and clam shell exercise. Group 2 (the study group) received the triple attack protocol which includes a modified P-A mobilization, manipulation, and stabilization program (Active and passive) for the thoracic spine in addition to the usual care and the core program for the lumbar spine
Interventions
OTHERusual care exercise
the usual care for the lumbar spine which includes TENS, ultrasound, and myofascial release for the lumbar spine in addition to a core program including bridge, half bridge and clam shell exercise
OTHERtriple attack protocol
a modified P-A mobilization, manipulation, and stabilization program (Active and passive) for the thoracic spine in addition to the usual care and the core program for the lumbar spine
Sponsors
Noha Khaled Shoukry
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients who has low back pain due to facet joint arthropathy or discogenic cause confirmrd by MRI. Chronic spine instability confirmed by clinical tests. Sacroiliac joint confirmed by claster of lattelets. Hyperkyphosis (\>40 degree measured by cobb's angle)
Exclusion criteria
* any structural deformity (wedge fracture) or previous spinal surgeries. Spinal tumors or fracture or presence of active infection in the lumbar spine. Systematic disorder (Rheumatoid) Cauda equine lesion, the presence of any comorbidities such as hypertension, DM, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and any autoimmune disease, history of patients who suffered from cancer, unexplained weight loss, immunosuppression, prolonged use of steroids, intravenous drug use, urinary tract infection, pain that is increased or unrelieved by rest, fever, significant trauma related to age, bladder or bowel incontinence, urinary retention (with overflow incontinence), saddle anesthesia, loss of anal sphincter tone, major motor weakness in lower extremities, fever, and vertebral tenderness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| level of percieved pain | six weeks | The visual analogue scale used to evaluate level of percieved pain |
| thoracic kyphosis angle | six weeks | x-ray cobb's angle used to evaluate the degree of hyper kyphosis of the lumbar spine |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| degree of disability | six weeks | the Oswestry disability questionnaire sued to evalute level of functional diability |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed