Effect of Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) Program With Hamstring Stretch for Patients With Low Back Pain

Riphah International University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Back Pain

Treatments

Other: Global Postural Reeducation Program

Other: Hamstring Stretch Program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04555668

REC/00238 Maliha Iftikhar

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find out the additional effect of global re-education program with hamstring stretching in patients with low back pain.

Full description

Low back pain (LBP) is a very common health problem worldwide and a major cause of disability which affecting performance at work and general well-being. LBP is a complicated condition which affects the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the patient. The muscles of the low back provide the strength and mobility for all activities of daily living. The purpose of this study is to find out the additional effect of global re-education program with hamstring stretching in patients with low back pain.

Enrollment

78 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Females
18-35 years
Low back pain > 3 month
no exercise for last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Any diagnosed pathology (disc herniation, lumbar stenosis, spinal deformity, fracture, spondylolisthesis)
Any lower limb abnormality
Congenital deformities
Central or peripheral neurologic signs
Systemic illness (tumor and rheumatologic diseases),
Psychiatric and mental deficits
Diabetic neuropathy