Effect of Sciatic Nerve Slider Technique in Different Positions in Low Back Pain Patients

Summary

Neural mobilization is a technique that plays an important role in repairing the neural tissue's ability to respond to stress or tension by triggering the reconstruction of normal physiological functioning, pain reduction, and functional improvement. The study aims to examine the effect of the sciatic nerve slider technique in different positions and which of the most common positions is more effective in the application of neural mobilization in low back pain with sciatica.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain
• Sciatica

Interventions

OTHER

sciatic nerve slider technique in slump lying position

The patient will be sitting at the edge of the couch with the posterior aspect of the knee at the edge, the thighs parallel to each other, and flexion at the thoracic and lumbar spines (slouch position). The therapist will be standing at the bedside of the patient with a proximal arm over the patient's shoulder and one hand guiding the neck movements of the patient and the other hand guiding the knee movements, passively performing cervical neck flexion with knee flexion (stretching the nerve proximally and relaxing at the distal end) and then moving into cervical extension with knee extension. Provide five sets in every session: the first: 10 repetitions, the second: 15 repetitions, the third: 20 repetitions, the fourth: 25 repetitions; and the fifth: 30 repetitions. The end position is held for 5 seconds, and the rest between sets is 1-2 minutes

OTHER

sciatic nerve slider technique in supine position

.The patient will be in a supine position. The therapist will hold the patient's limb passively and then move the hip into flexion with the ankle in plantar flexion and the knee in extension, stretching the nerve at the hip and relaxing at the ankle, Then reversing the movement with the hip into extension, maintaining the knee in extension and the ankle in dorsiflexion, relaxing the nerve at the hip and stretching at the ankle. Provide five sets in every session; the first: 10 repetitions, the second: 15 repetitions, the third: 20 repetitions, the fourth: 25 repetitions, and the fifth: 30 repetitions. The end position is held for 5 seconds, and the rest between sets is 1-2 minutes.

OTHER

Conventional physiotherapy

The patient will receive conventional physiotherapy, which includes: a moist hot pack, TENS, and back strengthening exercises (as a home program).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• European University of Lefke

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Beliz Belgen Kaygisiz, PT, PhD · European University of Lefke

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-04-01

Primary Completion

2023-11-20

Completion

2023-12-25

Countries

• Palestinian Territories

Study Locations