Gluteus Maximus Versus Gluteus Medius Strength On Back Muscles Performance In Patients With Sacroiliac Dysfunction

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Treatments: Other: Corrective Exercises; Device: Ultrasound; Other: Gluteus medius strength program; Other: Glutes maximus strength protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05809206

Reham_Gomma_PhD

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to compare between the effect of glutes maximus and glutes medius muscles strength on back muscle performance in patients with Sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Full description

The purposes of this study are:

1. To investigate the effect of Gluteus maximus strengthening exercises and Gluteus medius strengthening exercises on back pain in patient with Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
2. To investigate the effect of Gluteus maximus strengthening exercises and Gluteus medius strengthening exercises on back muscle performance in patients with Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
3. To investigate the effects of Gluteus maximus strengthening exercises and Gluteus medius strengthening exercises on function in patient with Sacroiliac joint Dysfunction

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age from 25-40 years.
• Patients with chronic lumbopelvic pain (more than 12 weeks) and clinical test positive for SIJD.
• The pain distribution and tenderness on palpation under the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) are reliable signs that the SIJ is the source of pain.
• Complaint of unilateral pain rather than bilateral pain is also considered more likely to be coming from an SIJ.
• Patients willing and able to participate in an exercise program safely and without cognitive impairments that would limit their participation.

Exclusion criteria

• Neurological disorder, psychosomatic disorder
• Tumor.
• Infection condition.
• Recent surgeries.
• Pregnancy.
• Back pain referred from organic cause.
• Osteoporosis and bone disease (induced or idiopathic).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Glutes maximus Strengthening group

Experimental group

Description:

Twenty patients received Strengthening exercises for Glutes maximus muscle and conventional physical therapy (corrective exercises and ultrasound).

Treatment:

Other: Corrective Exercises

Device: Ultrasound

Other: Glutes maximus strength protocol

Glutes Medius Strengthening group

Experimental group

Description:

Twenty patients received Strengthening exercises for Glutes medius muscle and conventional physical therapy (corrective Exercises and therapeutic ultrasound (US).

Treatment:

Other: Corrective Exercises

Device: Ultrasound

Other: Gluteus medius strength program

Conventional treatment group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Twenty Patients received conventional therapy (corrective exercises and ultrasound).

Treatment:

Other: Corrective Exercises

Device: Ultrasound