McKenzie Exercise Vs Harmonic Technique in Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)

University of Tehran

Status

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Device: Harmonic technique; Behavioral: McKenzie exercise

Study type: Expanded Access

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02178202

qs-2012-05-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of HT compared with McK exercise on pain and disability in patients with LBP.

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Had persistent back pain at least eight weeks or during the last year subjects must suffer from LBP at least three times and each time lasted more than a week.

Exclusion criteria

• Had a history of fracture or surgery in the spine, pelvis and lower extremities through last year
• History of neuromuscular disease
• The referral and radicular pain in the lower extremities and neurological or sensory disturbance in the lower extremities
• Urinary incontinence and pain severity higher that 7 based on visual analogue scale (VAS)