"EFFECTS OF KINESIO-TAPING ON PAIN, POSTURAL STABILITY AND FUNCTION IN PERSONS WITH DISCOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN"

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Control Treatment; Procedure: Kinesiotaping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05713812

FUI/CTR/2023/4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, the prevalence of low back pain can be as high as 43%. Past research has shown the positive effects of Kinesio taping in patients with chronic and nonspecific low back pain in pain reduction, improvement in postural stability, and improvement in function. However, no study has yet evaluated the effects of KT in persons with discogenic LBP. If found to be effective KT can be prescribed as a conservative & cost-effective treatment for patients with discogenic low back pain.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age20-45 years.
• Positive straight leg raise (SLR)
• Posterolateral disc bulge, herniation or prolapse indicated by MRI.
• Positive centralization and peripheralization phenomenon.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants having spondylolisthesis, fractures, tumors, osteoporosis, infection, or spinal stenosis.
• History of lumbar spine surgery and patients that are already receiving any physical therapy or exercise
• Skin allergy or sensitivity to the tape.
• Neurological, rheumatologic, or psychiatric disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Active Comparator

Active Comparator group

Description:

* IFC + Hot pack for 20 minutes * MDT (prone positioning) for 10 minutes. * Lumbar SNAGs + lumbar rotation mobilization. * Home exercise plan: MDT for 10 min + patient education to avoid flexion based activities. * Sham Kinesiotape will be applied

Treatment:

Procedure: Control Treatment

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

* IFC + Hot pack for 20 minutes * MDT (Prone positioning) for 10 minutes. * Lumbar SNAGs + lumbar rotation mobilization. * Home exercise plan: MDT for 10 min + patient education to avoid flexion based activities. * Kinesiotape will be applied

Treatment:

Procedure: Kinesiotaping