Effect of Motor Control Exercise Combined With Laser Or TENS on Pain, Range of Motion, and Functional Disability on Obese Patients With Low Back Pain

Ahram Canadian University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Back Pain; Obesity; Laser Therapy; Motor Control Exercises

Treatments: Other: low-level laser therapy; Other: TENS; Other: motor control exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06545578

P.T-ORTH-05/2023-511

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized study aimed to assess the impact of MCE in conjunction with LLLT and MCE in conjunction with TENS on pain levels, ROM, and functional disability in obese patients with LBP.

Full description

Sixty obese male and female patients with LBP participated in this study. After providing informed consent, they were randomly divided into two equal groups, with Group A receiving MCE combined with LLLT and Group B receiving MCE combined with TENS.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria were the following:

• patients aged 40 to 77 years
• non-athletic, have a BMI > 25
• complaining of LBP.

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria were the following:

• vertebral fractures
• surgical spinal fixation
• rheumatic disorders
• any underlying medical condition that may be causing back pain, including:
• malignancy
• viscerogenic causes
• infection, systemic disease of the muscles and skeletal system,
• sensory dysfunction
• neuromuscular diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group (A):

Experimental group

Description:

Group A received motor control exercises with low level laser therapy

Treatment:

Other: motor control exercises

Other: low-level laser therapy

Group (B):

Experimental group

Description:

Group B received motor control exercises with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Treatment:

Other: motor control exercises

Other: TENS