The Role of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Comparison With Electrical Dry Needling in Chronic Low Back Patients Post Cesarean Section

University of Lahore

Status

Completed

Conditions

Post Cesarean Section Patient

Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)

Treatments

Other: Ultrasound

Other: Electrical Dry Needling

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07246369

REC-UOL-/493/08/24

Details and patient eligibility

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HYPOTHESIS

Null Hypothesis (HO):

There was a non-significant difference in the role of therapeutic ultrasound in comparison with electrical dry needling in chronic low back patients post cesarean-section.

Alternative Hypothesis (HA):

There was a significant difference in the role of therapeutic ultrasound in comparison with electrical dry needling in chronic low back patients post cesarean-section.

Enrollment

36 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

25 to 35 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Female patients aged 25-35 years.
History of cesarean section with epidural anesthesia
Within the past 6 months to 8 months.
Primiparous, postpartum women.
Chronic low back pain persisting for more than 3 months.
Pain intensity of at least four on a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).

Exclusion criteria

Previous low back surgery.
Multiparous, postpartum women.
History of Fracture (pubic fractures, vertebral fracture) and osteoporosis
Having a stillborn fetus or lethal induction of labor.
Severe comorbid conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease).
Patients who experienced a C-section with general anesthesia