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Osteopathic Treatment of Low Back Pain

NCT00883987 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2014-03-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Eighty percent of Canadians experience low back pain (LBP) at some point in their life (Waddell, 1987), with a point prevalence of up to 30 percent (O'Sullivan, 2005; Waddell, 1987). Low back pain has severe economic ramifications. Most incidents of low back pain occur during the prime working years of life, with an estimated cost to the economy at $14,744 Canadian dollars per person per year (Health Canada, 1998). Indirect costs in the form of long-term disability were highest for disorders of arthritis and chronic back pain (Health Canada, 1998). It has been estimated that 12 percent of patients will experience disability within one year after their first episode of low back pain (Banner, 2006). Evidence based diagnosis and treatment is important for desirable outcomes.

The investigators predict that there will be changes in A) trunk muscle electromyographic patterns and in temporo-spatial gait patterns following osteopathic treatment.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mary Lynch

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary Lynch, MD · Nova Scotia Health Authority

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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