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Comparative Effect of Muscle Energy Technique and Kinesiotherapy on Non Specific Low Back Pain

NCT07426627 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-02-23

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Summary

The study was conducted to determine the comparative effect of muscle energy technique and kinesiotherapy on the patients of non specific low back pain

Conditions

  • Non Specific Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Physical therapy

Core stability exercises Pelvic tilt exercises This exercise was done by keeping both hands behind the buttocks and pressing on them by flattening the spine and bending the pelvis up slightly, then holding for up to 10 seconds with 20 times of repetitions. Partial curl The patient was in a supine position with knee bent and arms behind the head, the feet slightly away from the buttocks, then patient raise the upper body from the ground approximately 30 to 40 degrees, the abdominal muscles begin to contract, then the upper body was in lower to the ground 3\. Back extension exercise The patient needs to lie in a prone position on a mat with legs straightening with a pronated forearm, then lift the upper back. Hips should be pressed into the mat with the head and neck in a neutral position. Hot pack for 10 mins on low back in prone position.

OTHER

Muscle energy technique

The muscle energy techniques which involved isometric contraction of the agonist muscle for 10s. This contraction started just short of the restriction range. After that, the patient was asked to relax for 2-3 s, and then, the examiner stretched the contracted muscle in the opposite direction for 10 s. This was repeated three repetitions for each muscle bilaterally. This technique was applied to the quadratus lumborum, hamstring, and lower back muscles three times per week.

OTHER

Kinesiotherapy

Kinesiotherapy treatment will be performed using a therapeutic ball therapy kinesiotherapy protocol will perform weekly. For 1º to 4º weeks: stretches in chains Anterior, Posterior and Lateral performed at the beginning and end of the sessions; paravertebral strengthening in isometry; abdominals (straight anterior and oblique) concentric and eccentric, all performed on the therapeutic ball with increasing time and repetitions progressively. For 5º to 8º weeks: stretching exercises were repeated first month, increasing the degree of difficulty. Strengthening exercises have evolved for isotonic (concentric and eccentric) exercises, with increasing degree of difficulty.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Saba Rafiq · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-13
Primary Completion
2025-05-31
Completion
2025-10-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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