The Effect of Hyperextension Exercises In Lumbal Disc Hernia

Mehmet GÖĞREMİŞ

Status

Completed

Conditions

Female Patients Diagnosed With LDH at L4-S1

Treatments

Other: Study Group

Other: Control Group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06158685

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to examine the short-term effect on pain severity, disability level, flexibility and performance level of McKenzie hyperextension exercises applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy approaches in patients diagnosed with LDH.

A total of 48 consecutive female patients diagnosed with LDH at L4-S1 were randomly separated into 2 groups of 24 as the study group and control group. The control group subjects were applied with 15 sessions of conventional physiotherapy consisting of hotpack, ultrasound, and TENS. The study group subjects received 15 sessions of McKenzie hyperextension exercises in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program.

Full description

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the short-term effect on pain severity, disability level, flexibility and performance level of McKenzie hyperextension exercises applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy approaches in patients diagnosed with LDH.

Method: A total of 48 consecutive female patients diagnosed with LDH at L4-S1 were randomly separated into 2 groups of 24 as the study group and control group. The control group subjects were applied with 15 sessions of conventional physiotherapy consisting of hotpack, ultrasound, and TENS. The study group subjects received 15 sessions of McKenzie hyperextension exercises in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program. Before treatment, immediately after treatment, and at 3 months after the end of treatment, the two groups were compared in respect of pain severity (Visual Analog Scale- VAS), performance level (Half-Squat Test and The 5 Times Sit-Stand Test), flexibility level (Modified Sit And Reach Test), and disability level (Oswestry Disability Index - ODI).

Enrollment

48 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The patients included were diagnosed on MRI with L4-S1 LDH (bulging level),
were taking no drugs other than simple painkillers,
had LDH symptoms ongoing for at least 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Patients were excluded from the study if they had a history of lumbar spinal surgery,
had any disease involving the lumbar spine other than LDH (piriformis syndrome, infection, spondylosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, ankylosing spondylitis, spinal stenosis, facet syndrome, spinal malignancy, osteoporosis),
severe neurological loss,
diabetes mellitus, or were pregnant.