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Focal Muscle Vibration on Flexibility and Perceived Stiffness in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain.

NCT04760379 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2022-05-11

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Summary

Low back pain that does not have any known specific pathology i.e.: tumor, any infection, fracture, osteoporosis, structural deformity, radicular syndrome, inflammatory disorder or cauda equine syndrome) is referred as non-specific low back pain.Over worldwide low back pain is a major public health challenge. Low back pain prevalence is shown to be 84% while 23% of chronic low back pain. Disability due to low back pain is about 11 to 12%. Low back pain is a leading cause of increasing economic burden in respect to huge medical expenses. Statistical analysis of indirect and direct expenses for the low back pain treatment in U.S shows over $100 billion per year.Many risk factors for low back pain has been identified including degeneration of lumbar discs, over weight/obesity, sedentary life style and mechanical factors i.e. occupational sitting, manual handling and assisting patients, awkward postures, lifting and carrying weights. Exercise therapy is suggested as an effective treatment in improving function of the back muscles and relieving pain in patients with Low back pain. Many studies suggested that muscle vibration is effective as the vibration signals are delivered via an external stimulator that is exposed to the part of the body resulting in pain relief and reducing muscle spasm. Vibratory stimuli have practical uses in rehabilitation and in exercise performance. Increasing reflexive activity through the stimulation of muscle spindles results in tonic vibratory reflex. The mechanical and electrical responses of the muscle could vary with the frequency of the vibration to the muscle. LMV effects are localized to the point where the stimulation is given and this is the result of neurogenic potentiation through the tonic vibratory reflex from the stimulation of muscle spindles. In our study we will work with 120hz frequency to improve the flexibility and perceived stiffness.

Conditions

  • Mechanical Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional therapy

Bridging, Stretching exercises (quadratus lumborum, erector spinae) McKenzie exercises and TENS (10 mins).

OTHER

vibration therapy

Focal muscle vibrator (120 Hz) for 10 minutes on paraspinal muscles. Bridging, Stretching exercises (quadratus lumborum, erector spinae) McKenzie exercises and TENS (10 mins).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anam Qureshi, MS-OMPT · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-20
Primary Completion
2021-11-30
Completion
2021-12-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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