Thoracolumbar Fascia Flexibility and Trunk Proprioception Relationship With Spinal Posture

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Treatments: Other: Observation of low-back pain symptoms; Other: Observation of healthy comparators

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07039214

AIBU-FTR-RK-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to examine the associations between thoracolumbar fascia flexibility, trunk proprioception, and spinal posture in individuals experiencing non-specific low back pain.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willingness to voluntarily participate in the study
• Age range between 35 and 65 years
• Reporting a pain intensity in the lumbar region greater than 3 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
• Experiencing lumbar region pain for a duration of at least three months
• Reporting pain intensity below 3 on the VAS in any other part of the body

Exclusion criteria

• History of surgical intervention in the lumbar region
• Being diagnosed with conditions such as osteoporosis, rheumatic diseases infection, fracture, structural deformity, cauda equina syndrome, tumor, radicular syndrome, or inflammatory disorders
• Classification as "very active" based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) criteria
• Hypermobility, defined as a Beighton Score of 4 or higher
• Pregnancy

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Non-Specific low back pain group

Description:

Patients with non-Specific low back pain was included in this group.

Treatment:

Other: Observation of low-back pain symptoms

Asymptomatic group

Description:

Healthy people with no low back pain or any other symptom related to this region.

Treatment:

Other: Observation of healthy comparators