Chronic low back pain patients with or without clinical lumbar instability,
Conditions
Interventions
Chronic low back pain patients with anad without clinical lumbar instability who are diagnosed by a medical doctor using clinical tests and flexion-
extension radiographs.
Diagnostic
Chronic low back pain patients with and without clinical lumbar instability
Sponsors
Research Grant for New Scholar
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants will have a chief complaint of LBP over than 3 months and age between 40-60 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: the patients will be excluded from this study if there was the presence of initial or additional neurological deficits such as the change of sensory, motor or reflex, a contraindication to radiographic assessment, pregnancy, exhibited signs and symptom magnification as described by Waddell et al. (1980), and the inability to actively flex and extend the lumbar spine adequately to permit a radiological assessment of lumbar segmental movement due to incapacitating pain or severe muscle spasm.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Apprehension sign one time during assessment self-report | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Instability catch sign with abdominal drawing-in maneuver one time during assessment measurement by an assessor,Painful catch sign with abdominal drawing-in maneuver one time during assessment measurement by an assessor,Prone instability test one time during assessment measurement by an assessor | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPattanasin Areeudomwong
School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University
Outcome results
None listed