Musculoskeletal Diseases Surgery POST-SURGICAL LOW BACK PAIN
Conditions
Interventions
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
Sponsors
FARIDA GARBA SUMAILA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants for this study will be at least 18 years old, had undergone spinal surgery and a history of chronic and/or recurrent LBP (repeated episodes of pain in past year collectively lasting for more than 3 months), with or without leg pain, and is presenting with recurrent LBP. They should be able to read/understand English and/or Hausa languages. Participants should be at Phase IV which is the Recovery phase (20 weeks to 1 year post-surgery) according to the Recommendations for the rehabilitation of post-surgical spinal patients by Maxey and Magnusson (2001).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants with low back pain caused by red flag factors (such as cancer, tuberculosis, tumour and other serious spinal pathological conditions as outlined in the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) report for back pain (CSAG 1994) and also those patients with any organic pathology like spinal cord injury, systemic inflammatory diseases, disc prolapse, radiculopathy, inflammatory arthritis, pregnancy related, fractures, infections osteoporosis, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis and morbid obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and uncontrolled hypertension or heart problems will be excluded from the study. Participants will also be excluded from the study if they have one or more of the following criteria: pregnancy; significant physical or mental deficiencies preventing a clear understanding of the clinical trial procedure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain;Functional Disability;Quality of Life | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactFARIDA GARBA SUMAILA
LECTURER I
Outcome results
None listed