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Effectiveness of a Novel Neural Tissue Management to Improve Short-term Pain and Disability in Patients With Sciatica

NCT03663842 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2018-09-10

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Summary

Objectives: To analyse the effects of sciatic neural mobilisation, in combination to the treatment of the surrounding structures, on pain and disability. Secondly, to investigate baseline characteristics that may be associated with improvements in pain and lumbar disability. Methods: Twenty-eight patients with a clinical diagnosis of sciatica were treated with neural mobilization, joint mobilisation and soft tissue techniques. Pain intensity and lumbar disability were assessed at baseline and after treatment using a Numerical Rating Scale (0-10) and the Oswestry Disability Index (0-100), respectively. The pre- and post-intervention data were compared.

Conditions

  • Sciatica Pain
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Manual Therapies
  • Disability Evaluation

Interventions

OTHER

Physical therapy treatment

All patients underwent the same techniques, and there was no modification of the intervention protocol during the study: (1) Myofascial release technique - piriformis muscle and biceps femoral muscle; (2) Hip joint mobilization; (3) Cross-fiber friction over the sacroiliac joints; (4) Neural mobilization to improve sciatic nerve excursion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Renato Almeida, PhD · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-10
Primary Completion
2010-11-10
Completion
2010-12-10

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