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Physical Therapy Management in Degenerative Lumbar Diseases and Osteoporosis

NCT01703403 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2012-10-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Low back pain is a common health issue in elderly population. According to the statistics, more than 80% of Taiwanese suffer low back pain in the life. The cause of low back pain includes lumbar spondylosis, osteoporosis, compression fracture, muscle strain, spondylolisthesis…etc. In addition to drugs and surgery, physical therapy is an alternative choice for conservative treatment. Therefore, in this study, the investigators propose to analyze the physical examination, diagnostic methods, X ray, physical therapy records, physical therapy methods and clinical outcomes in patients with the diagnosis including lumbar spondylosis, low back pain, osteoporosis, compression fracture, back pain treated at National Taiwan University Hospital and received rehabilitation at the Physical Therapy Center in recent ten years.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wei-Li Hsu, PT,PhD · School of physical therapy, National Taiwan University

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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