Muscle Energy Technique Versus Back Stretching Among Non-specific Low Back Pain-subacute

Dow University of Health Sciences

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Back strengthening exercises; Other: Muscle energy technique of quadratus lumborum muscle; Other: Muscle energy technique of erector spinae muscle; Other: Stretching of quadratus lumborum muscle; Other: Stretching of erector spinae muscle; Other: Thermotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05360121

ARehman

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will highlight LBP management using MET and stretching application among subacute type of back pain

Full description

This study will explore effects of two approaches , out of two MET has not been used in clinical practice more often, therefore this study will explore its physiological impact among back pain

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• low back pain (subacute)

• VAS score( more than 3 cm)
• Quadratus lumborum and erector spinae tightness present

Exclusion criteria

• back pain (specific)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Muscle energy technique+ Thermotherapy +Back Strengthening exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Back strengthening exercises

Other: Muscle energy technique of quadratus lumborum muscle

Other: Thermotherapy

Other: Muscle energy technique of erector spinae muscle

General stretching+ Thermotherapy +Back Strengthening exercise

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Back strengthening exercises

Other: Stretching of erector spinae muscle

Other: Thermotherapy

Other: Stretching of quadratus lumborum muscle