Therapy of Pain Syndromes According to McGill's Method in Physiotherapy

Charles University, Czech Republic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vertebrogenic Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Thoracic pain; Other: Cervical pain; Other: Lumbar pain

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04695665

Vlasák, McGill

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to determine the applicability of McGill ́s method to patients with diagnoses, collectively referred to as Vertebrogenic Algic syndrome, by comparing the measured data of proband with different diagnosis locations Vertebrogenic Algic syndrome in the Czech Republic.

Full description

This is a pilot experimental research involving 10 probands diagnosed with Vertebrogenic Algic syndrome in the cervical spine, 10 probands diagnosed with Vertebrogenic Algic syndrome in the thoracic spine and 10 probands diagnosed with Vertebrogenic Algic syndrome in the lumbar spine. Each participant undergo a kinesiological examination according to the McGill ́s principles together with an SF-36 questionnaire. Measured values are compared and provided a basis for testing the hypotheses. The study uses methods of research, observation, querying and comparison of collected data.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cervical pain syndrome
• thoracic pain syndrome
• lumbar pain syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• red falgs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Cervical pain

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only patients with positive Cervical pain syndrome.

Treatment:

Other: Cervical pain

Thoracic pain

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only patients with positive Thoracic pain syndrome.

Treatment:

Other: Thoracic pain

Lumbar pain

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only patients with positive Lumbar pain syndrome.

Treatment:

Other: Lumbar pain