Effect of Global Postural Reeducation on Low Back Pain Patients With Lower Cross Syndrome

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain, Postural

Treatments: Procedure: Global postural reeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05664022

p.t.REC/012/003923

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted toinvestigate the effect of Global Postural Re-education on low back pain patients with Lower cross syndrome

Full description

Lower cross syndrome is common, with up to 85% of low back pain cases due to long-term postural faults (Lower crossed syndrome) and it has a negative result on our society. Global Postural Re-education (GPR) is an intervention that is used frequently for chronic low pain to improve pain and function. 50 low back pain patients with lower cross syndrome will be assigned randomly into 2 groups, Group A will receive a Global Postural Re-education approach and consists of 15 treatment sessions of Global Postural Re-education approach, performed 2times/week for 1 hour including patient education. Each treatment is individualized for every patient and for his/her pain-related limitation. Each session includes only 2-3 postures to increase the standardization of treatment. Group B will receive the conventional treatment in form of exercise program of (abdominal and pelvic floor strengthening) and (stretching exercise of back and hip flexor muscles) to improve pain and function in chronic low back pain patients

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 50 patients.
• Both sexes will be included.
• Patients' age range will be 25 to 40 years old (Esakowitz., 2014).
• Participants will have to meet the criteria for lower crossed syndrome indicating tight hip flexors and erector spinae together with weak glutei and abdominals with low back pain will be presented three months or longer and level of pain intensity more than 3 on VAS.

Exclusion criteria

• On other forms of treatment that may interfere with the study including other physical therapy or medication specific to back pain.
• Enrolled in another interventional clinical research trial
• Pregnancy
• Nerve entrapment, bowel or bladder dysfunction and kidney disease.
• Surgery on the back, pelvis or sacrum is indicated or has previously occurred.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Global postural reeducation approach

Experimental group

Description:

The patient will receive 15 sessions of the Global Postural Re-education approach performed 2times/week for 1 hour including patient education. Each treatment will be individualized for every patient and for his/her pain-related limitation. Each session includes only 2-3 postures to increase the standardization of treatment.

Treatment:

Procedure: Global postural reeducation

Conventional treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patient will receive the conventional treatment in form of exercise program of(abdominal and pelvic floor strengthening)and (stretching exercise of back and hip flexor muscles)to improve pain and function in chronic low back pain patients.

Treatment:

Procedure: Global postural reeducation