View clinical trials related to Chronic Low Back Pain.
Filter by:Low back pain is a common condition that occurs in up to 70% of the population in industrialized countries and is the second most common cause of work inability. Physiotherapy is the usual treatment for low back pain. Recent studies showed that combining theory-based psychological methods with physiotherapy can enhance the effectiveness of physiotherapy treatment for people with chronic low back pain. One promising approach to treating chronic pain is PACT - Physiotherapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy. PACT aims to increase psychological flexibility and focus on improving function rather than reducing pain. According to several studies, the effects of ACT can be maintained up to 3 years post-treatment, which is essential in a condition such as chronic pain and its typical relapses. According to self-determination theory (SDT), facilitating an environment of acceptance and autonomy support enhances treatment motivation, thus offering a good interface for applying SDT´s research concepts to ACT interventions. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the impact of physiotherapists´ autonomy-supportive behavior within PACT on the motivation process in chronic low back pain patients. Other objectives are to evaluate the efficacy of PACT on the functioning and disability due to CLBP, adherence to recommended physical activity, and the acceptance of pain. This prospective, randomized controlled trial will include 2 treatment groups (PACT treatment group and Usual physiotherapy Care group[UC]) in 1:1 ratio. Participants in the PACT treatment group will undergo a physiotherapy intervention guided by ACT principles. Participants randomized to UC will receive treatment considered suitable by their treating physiotherapist, including exercises based on the DNS concept and manual therapy. Regardless of group assignment, all participants will undergo 6 physiotherapy face-to-face interventions lasting 45 minutes, each once a week. Study outcomes will include measures of treatment motivation, perceived degree of autonomy support within the care settings, functioning, and disability, adherence to recommended physical activity, and acceptance of pain. While we acknowledge the value of usual physiotherapy care, CLBP is best suited to a biopsychosocial model for care. Further research is needed to understand which underlying processes and components are causing the improvement.
This is a randomized control trial of vertical climbing ergometer exercise for individuals with chronic low back pain. Using a parallel-arm design, participants will be randomized to 8 weeks of supervised exercise using either the vertical climbing ergometer (CLMBR) or a recumbent cycling ergometer. This feasibility study will examine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of vertical climbing exercise for individuals with chronic low back pain.
The aim of this clinical trial is to develop and test the effectiveness of a smartphone app-based self-management program based on exercise and pain education for police officers and firefighters with chronic low back pain.
This study is aimed to compare the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy and spinal decompression device treatment on lower extremity muscle strength, balance performance, lumbar range of motion and mobility, functional status, pain, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain. After the approval of the ethics committee, the research was carried out in the physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic of Medipol Mega University Hospital. Individuals between the ages of 18-60, who had complaints of low back pain for the last three months and who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. 40 participants with low back pain existing more than 3 months were randomized into one of two groups as Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy (CSMT) and Spinal Decompression (SD). Lumbar region chiropractic HVLA (High Velocity, Low Amplitude) spinal manipulation and/or sacroiliac joint chiropractic HVLA manipulation was applied to CSMT group, and lumbar region spinal decompression (traction) device therapy was applied to SD group, and as a standard of treatment was given a hot pack for 15 minutes before applying and a cold pack for 10 minutes after applying. Both groups were treated three times with an interval of three days. Before and after treatment were evaluated lower extremity (hamstring and quadriceps) muscle strength with an isokinetic dynamometer (CSMI Humac-Norm), balance performance with BBS (Biodex Balance System), lumbar range of motion and mobility with inclinometer and hand finger floor distance (HFFD), low back pain intensity with visual analog scale (VAS), functional status with Modified Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire (OSW), quality of life with Short form-36 (SF-36) in both groups. SPPS 25 (IBM Corp. Released 2017. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.) version was used to analyze the data.
Low back pain is categorized according to its duration as acute (<6 weeks), sub-acute (6 weeks - 12 weeks) and chronic (>12 weeks). Low back pain can be either specific or non-specific. Specific low back pain is because of specific spinal pathologies including; Malignancy, Infection, Osteoporotic Collapse, Fracture, Ankylosing Spondylitis or other inflammatory disorders and Cauda equina compression. About 19 in 20 cases of acute (sudden onset) low back pain are classed as 'non-specific' It is called 'non-specific' because it is usually not clear what is actually causing the pain or there is no specific problem or disease that can be identified as to the cause of the pain.Functional Resistance Training (FRT) involves multiplanar and multi joint resistance exercises that simulate movement patterns from everyday life and sport Functional training exercises tend to focus more on the coordination, technique, posture, and core engagement instead of on training loads.
In this controlled, follow-up study the effects of immersion in 42℃ radon, natrium, calcium, bicarbonate content thermal-mineral water on clinical parameters and quality of life of patients with chronic low-back pain is evaluated. The participants in the intervention group are treated with balneotherapy plus usual care, while in the control group only with usual care. The planned participants number is 120. Follow up period is 3 months.
The biomechanical parameters studied in non-specific chronic low back pain patients in a locomotion task have so far focused on straight line walking. Although locomotion is primarily an automated action composed of repetitive patterns allowing movement from one place to another, walkers must respond to the environmental demands.These modifications show a flexible and adaptive approach to the constraints of the environment. In this study, we are particularly interested in a task of passage through a horizontal opening, similar to a doorway, which is a standardized task that has shown its interest in the study of perceptual-motor co-ordinations. In particular, it allows to consider anthropometric and functional abilities of individuals, reflecting their action capacities.
This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mulligan mobilization technique on balance, pain and functionality in patients with chronic low back pain and to compare it with exercise.37 patients aged between 18-65 who applied to Fındıkzade Medipol Hospital were included in the study. The individuals participating in the study were divided into two groups, 18 control and 19 mulligan groups, according to the randomization table. The intervention was performed 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy and exercise program accompanied by a physiotherapist were applied to the control group, and conventional physiotherapy and mulligan mobilization technique were applied to the mulligan group. Conventional physiotherapy methods included ultrasound (US), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), and hotpack. The patients were evaluated with TecnoBody Static Balance Device, algometer, electrogoniometer, visual analog scale, Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire before and after the treatment.
The study will be carried out at the Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy of the University of Alcalá. The study has been approved by the Animal Research and Experimentation Ethics Committee of the University of Alcalá. A total of 60 subjects aged between 18 and 35 with non.specific low back pain will be selected and randomized in two interventions. The control group will carry out a specific strengthening program for the gluteus maximus and the experimental group will carry out the same strengthening program in addition to receiving a specific manual therapy program for both hips. The total duration of the treatments will be 8 weeks, with on-treatment evaluations at 4 and 8 weeks, with a follow-up after 1 month. The objective will be to determine the efficacy of manual therapy on the coxofemoral joint together with a protocol of gluteus maximus strengthening exercises in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain, in comparison with the same protocol of gluteus maximus strengthening exercises performed in isolation, in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.
Purpose: To determine the immediate effect of myofascial release application on pain, flexibility and trunk mobility in chronic low back pain (CLBP). Materials and methods: Forty patients with CLBP participated in this experimental study. Participants were grouped in randomized control. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used for pain assessment. Sit-Reach Test for flexibility evaluation and Straight Leg Raising Test with goniometric measurement for hamstring flexibility were used. Modified Schober Test was applied to evaluate trunk mobility. Comparison of the pre- and post-treatment evaluation data of the individuals in the same group was made using the "Wilcoxen Sum Rank Test", one of the non-parametric tests. Comparison of pre- and post-treatment evaluation data of both groups was performed using the non-parametric evaluation "Mann-Whitney U Test".