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Role of Thoracolumbar Fascia Stretching on Pain Parameters With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

ConditionsPainLow Back Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-60
SponsorAtılım University

About this trial

Role of Thoracolumbar Fascia Stretching on Pain Parameters with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Those who are between the ages of 20-60 and agree to participate in the research,

Those who have lower back pain for at least 3 months,

Individuals who have no perception problems and can cooperate well,

Individuals who attend regular checks and evaluations of the physiotherapy program.

Disqualifiers

-Those who have had spinal surgery,

Those who complain of low back pain due to inflammatory, tumoral, metabolic reasons,

Orthopedic obstacles to treatment (pes planus, genu varum, genu valgum, scoliosis, etc.) or Those with neurological problems (Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, etc.),

Those who have had spine or lower extremity surgery,

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TLF fascial stretching exercise

    Other intervention

    Relaxed lumbo-pelvic upright sitting with arms in neutral anatomical position (O'Sullivan et al., 2006). The subjects had to bend both knee flexed 90. The feet of the Participant lied flat on the ground. Trunk was in aligned position and the angle between upper body and lower body was 90. Seated position led to caudal tensioning of the pTLF via stretching of the gluteus maximus (GM) Seated position with passive arms elevation Seated position with passive caudal stretching of TLF through thigh elevation. The subjects had to bend both hips while keeping their feet onto a stool (30 cm high) so to pull the GM and the TLF

  • conventional physiotherapy program.

    Other intervention

    hotpack, ultrasound ,Tens

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: TLF fascial stretching exerciseActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: conventional physiotherapy programActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pain threshold

Pain threshold levels were analysed with algometer.

Time frame
12 weeks
2

Temporal summation

With a cotton-tipped applicator, the points T12, L1 and L3 were tapped with a frequency of 1 cm/second. This is usually the site of cutaneous allodynia and trigger points. Three strokes were given at a predetermined interval. After each tap, patients were asked to rate the level of pain caused by the cotton-tipped applicator on a scale from 1 to 10. The primary outcome was pain level, which was scored from 1 to 10. Patients gave their responses verbally and these responses were recorded by the researcher.

Time frame
12 weeks
3

NRS(Numerical rating scales)

We used a 10-point numerical rating scale (NRS) to assess the patient's current pain.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Pain Sensitivity Scale (PSS)

In the questionnaire consisting of 17 questions, the patient's sensitivity to pain is measured with the pain sensitivity questionnaire. In the questionnaire with a 10-point Likert scale, the patient rates the pain experienced according to the questions asked.

Time frame
12 weeks
2

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)

The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) scale is used to measure the effects of pain on activity, mood, walking, human relationships, sleep and enjoyment of life. It is graded on a 10-point Likert scale, with an increase in the total score indicating the negative effect of pain on the parameters.

Time frame
12 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Atılım University

Lead sponsor

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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