Effect of Feldenkrais Method on Balance in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain

Misr University for Science and Technology

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Mechanical Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Feldenkrais Method and Core stabilization; Other: Core stability exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06756516

P.T.REC/012/005554

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Feldenkrais method affects balance in patients with mechanical low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer is:

does Feldenkrais method affects balance in patients with mechanical low back pain.

Participants will:

Be assessed for inclusion using slump and straight leg raise tests. Visit the clinic twice every week for sessions. Assessed pre and post treatment using Biodex Balance.

Full description

Sample size calculation showed that our sample is 40. Forty patients with mechanical low back pain not referring beyond the knee will be recruited from Souad Kafafi Hospital and multiple outpatient clinics in Giza, Egypt. Inclusion criteria is male or female patients, 18-45 years, mechanical pain for the last 6 months, with no previous surgeries or diseases in the spine. Treatment strategy include 10 treatment sessions for each allocated subject. Core strengthening exercises and Feldenkrais method (balance exercises) are the treatment approached used in this study. Two experienced physical therapists will apply the treatment in the Faculty of Physical therapy clinic. Overall, mediolateral, and anteroposterior stability will be assessed for each patient. The measurement will be done twice pretreatment and immediately after the last session.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mechanical back pain.
• Symptoms lasted for the last 6 months.
• Not referring beyond the knee.
• Mild to moderate pain in Numerical Pain Rating Scale and mild to moderate disability on Oswestry Disability Index

Exclusion criteria

• Spine Surgeries
• Chronic diseases
• Accidents and Fractures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Feldenkrais Method balance exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Balance exercises in Feldenkrais method plus core stability exercises

Treatment:

Other: Feldenkrais Method and Core stabilization

Core stability exercises only

Active Comparator group

Description:

Core strengthening exercises to engage global and local stabilizers of the spinal column as Bridging exercises, Side bridging exercise, plank, side plank, McGill Abdominal exercises. Each exercise will be repeated for 3 sets with 8 repetitions with hold for 5 seconds.

Treatment:

Other: Core stability exercises