Effects of Hamstring Stretching Using Pressure Biofeedback Unit in Patients With Low Back Pain.

Riphah International University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Hamstring stretching with out Pressure Biofeedback Unit; Other: Hamstring stretching with Pressure Biofeedback Unit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05059496

REC/00854 Maryum Rahim

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effects of Hamstring stretching using a pressure Biofeedback unit on muscle length, pain, and functional status in patients with low back pain.

Full description

Several studies have been conducted regarding hamstring stretching with the pelvis anteriorly tilted for treating low back pain but there is very little evidence regarding the use of a pressure biofeedback unit for maintaining anterior pelvic tilt so this study aims to find out whether the hamstring stretching while maintaining anterior pelvic tilt using pressure biofeedback is more effective than hamstring stretching without using pressure biofeedback in patients with low back pain.

Enrollment: 38 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with non-specific low back pain
• Chronic pain > 3 months
• Participants having (ODI) score minimum 20% to 40%
• Participants with hamstrings shorter than 70 degrees bilaterally
• Participants who scored 3 or more than 3 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

Exclusion criteria

• History of fracture and surgery
• Patients with osteoarthritis and spondylolisthesis
• Patients with systemic disease except for diabetes mellitus and hypertension
• Patients with disc herniation and leg length discrepancy
• Pregnant females
• Participants with severe back pain or excessive lumber lordosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Hamstring stretching with Pressure Biofeedback Unit

Experimental group

Description:

Hot pack, Hamstring stretching with Biofeedback unit, TENS

Treatment:

Other: Hamstring stretching with Pressure Biofeedback Unit

Hamstring stretching with out Pressure Biofeedback Unit

Active Comparator group

Description:

Hot pack, Hamstring stretching without Biofeedback unit, TENS

Treatment:

Other: Hamstring stretching with out Pressure Biofeedback Unit