Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy Versus Dry Needling in Chronic Lower Backache

Superior University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy; Diagnostic Test: Dry Needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05853926

DPT/Batch-Fall18/530

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effectiveness of spinal manipulation with laser therapy versus dry needling for pain, disability and fear of movement in chronic low backache

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Those patients will be included in the study who have chronic low back pain (12 week duration).

both genders aged 18-60 years low back pain

Exclusion criteria

• Those patients will be excluded in the study who have needle phobia, any infection, cancer, dermal changings, heart transplant, pregnancy, rheumatic fever(25)fracture, cauda equina syndrome, arrhythmia, sensory deficiency, mental illness, surgery, osteoporosis, low term use of steroid

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy

Dry Needling

Other group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Dry Needling