Effect of Kinesiotaping Versus Endurance Exercise on Postmenopausal Low Back Pain

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Kinesiotaping; Other: Endurance exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06771310

P.T.REC/012/002931

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to determine the effect of kinesiotaping versus endurance exercise on postmenopausal low back pain.

Full description

Non-specific back pain is more frequent in women than men, mainly in postmenopausal women. High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D has been detected in postmenopausal women, and it is associated with decreased bone mass, sarcopenia, which can be related to back pain.

Postural control, can be defined as "the ability to maintain the body's center of gravity within the limits of stability as determined by the base of support , Differences in motor behavior between Low Back Pain (LBP) patients and healthy control subjects have been demonstrated in a variety of tasks, e.g. during walking and in response to several perturbations.

Published evidence indicates that LBP patients may have impaired control over trunk posture and movement, Dynamic controls is important in many functional tasks as it requires integration of appropriate levels of proprioception, range of motion, and strength. Endurance exercise is characterized by continues submaximal muscular contractions . It is an effective mean of maintaining or improving cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health, both of which are critical for preserving physiological functioning, independence and improving standing balance.

kinesiotape allows the joint to move through its full range of motion. It has also been reported to increase blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, which leads to a reduction of pain and stimulates large-fibre cutaneous mechanoreceptors that may inhibit proprioceptive impulses in the spinal column and decrease pain via an ascending pathway.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A convenient sample of fifty postmenopausal women suffering from non-specific low back pain and postural instability was enrolled in this study.
• Praticipants were chosen healthy and medically stable.
• Their ages ranged from 50 - 60 years to be included in the study.
• Their body mass index (BMI) is not exceed 35 kg m2.
• All of them are diagnosed by the gynecologist.

Exclusion criteria

• They were excluded from the study if they had:
• Premature menopause or surgical menopause.
• Mental , neurological , vestibular , cardiovascular disorders, metabolic disease. -----
• Musculoskeletal disorders ( disc lesion , ankylosing spondylitis , rheumatoid arthritis , osteomalacia , spinal deformities, lumber vertebre fractures) .

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Endurance exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will perform endurance exercise (three times per week for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Endurance exercise

Kinesiotaping group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will receive kinesiotaping (replaced every five days) for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping