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Τhe Effect of Lumbar Spine Mobilization and Manipulation on Pressure Pain Threshold in Patients with NSLBP

NCT06757400 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2025-01-06

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Summary

Manual therapy, including mobilizations and manipulations, appears to be as effective as other types of therapy for chronic low back pain.

The aim of this cross-sectional study is to compare the effects of lumbar spine mobilization and manipulation on the pressure pain threshold in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Lumbago

Interventions

OTHER

Mobilization

Mobilization will be conducted on an examination table with the subject in prone position. Therapist will place his hypothenar to the most hypomobile lumbar spine segment after assessment.It will be a posteroanterior (PA) direction tecnique, Maitland's GRADE 4, 3 sets of 60 seconds duration for each set.

OTHER

manipulation

Manipulation will be conducted on an examination table with the subject in right lateral decubitus. It will be a rotary manipulation to the most hypomobile lumbar spine segment after assessment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of West Attica

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-04
Primary Completion
2024-02-28
Completion
2024-04-23

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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