Low Back Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will include two groups. The study group will receive mirror-image postural exercise on the 3D postural analysis. The control group will receive a traditional exercise program.
Interventions
OTHERMirror image postural exercises
Patients will recieve mirror image postural exercise on the 3D postural analysis
OTHERBack exercises
Exercises in the form of back muscles stretching exercises and abdominal muscles strengthening exercises.
Sponsors
Beni-Suef University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
double blind
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Having chronic mechanical low back pain. * Having a significant translational and/or rotational deformity of the lumbar spine according to the posture index scale. * Having normal x-ray
Exclusion criteria
* Severe cardiovascular disease. * Previous spinal surgery. * Abdominal hernia. * True leg length discrepancy. * Severe respiratory disease. * Pregnancy. * Associated pathologies of lower limbs that may interfere with the posture such as foot, knee, and hip deformities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Intensity | 1-3 months | Measured using Visual analoge scale(VAS) |
| Postural Alignment | 1-3 months | Assess through 3D posture assessment |
| Functional Disability | 1-3 months | Measured using the Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed