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Physical Therapy Treatments, Including Neural Mobilization and Hip/Back Stretches for People Between 50-89 With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Leg Pain Provoked by Walking

NCT03368638 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2021-01-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aging of the back is common in the older people and can result in difficulties standing and walking. Conservative treatment is recommended before considering surgery. Some recommended exercises involve the use of expensive equipment. The present study plans to evaluate if specifically moving the nerves in the legs/back and improving flexibility of the hip and back can benefit patients. These exercises require no equipment, are simple to perform, and can provide patients a way to continue to perform these exercises at home. The purposes of this study are to (1) observe the benefit of a treatment program involving moving the nerves of the leg/back, stretching the legs and low back in patients with low back pain and difficulties walking; and (2) determine if benefits received remain at a 3-month follow-up.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

OTHER

Physical therapy intervention

Double knee to chest stretches, hip extension mobilization, neural mobilizations, home exercises program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reid D Gehring, DPT · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  • Jean-Michel Brismee, ScD · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2019-04-22
Completion
2019-04-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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