Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Convential physical therapy
Sponsors
Cairo university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusive criteria - The patient’s age from18–45 years (Candotti et al., 2015). - Both sex patients, their body mass index is less than 30K/M 2 - Pain in the lumbar and/or buttock region (defined as pain reported below the level of T12 and no lowers than the buttock line). - The patients have at least 3 months of continuous or intermittent LBP symptoms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Signs of serious spinal pathology (red flags) including significant trauma, unexplained weight loss and widespread neurologic changes (Georgy, 2011). -Any vestibular, visual problems and current inner ear infection affecting balance. (Georgy, 2011) -Current radiating symptoms (and/or neurological deficit) below the level of the buttock crease. -Current pregnancy or obese. -History of spinal fracture and malignancy -Specific LBP, defined as herniated disc, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis. -Patients had any contraindication to physiotherapy and manual therapy(Dutton, 2002). -Patients with any spinal operation, pathology and lower limb problems. -Patients with congenital postural deformities (Georgy, 2011).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of lumbar proprioception by active repositioning by isokinetic dynamometer | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain, function and lumbar curvature | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactMaher Elkabalwy
Professor of Basic Science Department Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed